Duminda B. Basnayake1*, W. G. H. Sandamali2 , Ayesha Nayanamali1 , Abdul W. M. Wazil1 , R. M. P. A. Siriwardena2 , T. M. C. I. Thennakoon2 , Thilak Dharmasiri1 , Nishantha Nanayakkara1 1Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplant, 2Department of Bio-chemistry, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka. ABSTRACT Background: Dyslipidemia and impaired glucose tolerance […]
Rohana Chandrajith, Shanika Nanayakkara, Kozuyoshi Itai, T. N. C. Aturaliya, C. B. Dissanayake, Thilak Abeysekera, Kouji Harada, Takao Watanabe, Akio Koizumi Abstract The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where
As COVID-19 ravages healthcare systems worldwide, cases of infection among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are increasingly reported. While there had been 2 reports on incident hospitalized cases from the US and France,1,2 there have been no reports of SLE patients with COVID-19 infection from the Asia Pacific region. The Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration
Buddhi N. T. W. Fernando1, Thilini S. H. Sudeshika2, Thilini W. Hettiarachchi3, Zeid Badurdeen3, Thilak D. J. Abeysekara3, Hemalika T. K. Abeysundara4, Sakunthala Jayasinghe5, Shirani Ranasighe6, Nishantha Nanayakkara7 1 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University
WARNAKULASURIYA BNT FERNANDO,1 THILINI W HETTIARACHCHI,1 THILINI SUDESHIKA,2 ZEID BADURDEEN,1 HEMALIKA ABEYSUNDARA,3 SHIRANI RANASINGHE,4 MANEL P RATHNAYAKE5 and NISHANTHA NANAYAKKARA6 1 Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, 2Department of Pharmacy, Facultyof Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, 3Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of
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W. B. N. T. Fernando1 . Nishantha Nanayakkara 2. Lishanthe Gunarathne3, Rohana Chandrajith4 1Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka 3Base Hospital, Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka 4Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya,
Penny Vlahos a , Stephen L. Schensulb , Nishantha Nanayakkarac , Rohana Chandrajithd , Lalarukh Haiderb , Shuchi Anandf , Kalinga Tudor Silvae and Jean J. Schensul g a Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, USA; b School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; c Faculty of Medicine, Kandy Teaching
Hansani Madushika Abeywickrama 1, Swarna Wimalasiri 2 , Yu Koyama 1, Mieko Uchiyama 1 , Utako Shimizu 1 , Nahoko Kakihara 1 , Rohana Chandrajith 3 and Nishantha Nanayakkara 4 1. Graduate School of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 2-746, Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8518, Japan; [email protected] (M.U.); [email protected] (U.S.); [email protected]
Nishanthe Nanayakkara1 , A.W.M. Wazil1 , Lishanthe Gunerathne2 , Sewmini Dickowita1 , Robert Rope3 , Chrarake Rathnayake1 , Anjali Saxena3,4 and Shuchi Anand3 1Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka; 2 Renal Care and Research Unit, Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka; 3 Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; and 4 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San
Nanayakkara N, Wazil AWM, Ratnayake RMCSB, Rope R, Dickovita DKSS, Gunerathne EDL, Sexana A, Anand S Affiliations – None Introduction and Objectives Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been a major burden for Sri Lanka, with a high prevalence among young, otherwise healthy, paddy farming population. Majority of CKD of unknown etiology (CKD-u) patients reach
