4.Journals Published in Sri Lanka
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Item Dapsone syndrome following treatment for paucibacillary leprosy manifesting with prolonged exfoliative dermatitis and granulomatous hepatitis(Ceylon College of Physicians:Rajagiriya, 2011) Shivanthan, M.C.; Satgurunathan, K.Item An evaluation of the usefulness of different diameters of skin reactions elicited by Mycobacterium leprae antigens(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1989) Pinto, M.R.M.; Eriyagama, N.B.; Gamage, T.M.; Sivarajasingham, S.The advantages of the transverse, vertical and mean diameters for the measurement of skin reactions with M. leprae antigents were evaluated. iT was decided that the vertical and mean diameters offered no improvement over the transverse diameter and hence the use of the latter is recommended.Item The relationship between reactivities to Lepromin A and soluble protein antigen of mycobacterium leprae and tuberculin(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1986) Pemajayantha, V.; Pinto, M.R.M.; Eriyagama, N.B.The relationship between reactivity to tuberculin (PPD-R123) and reactivities to antigens of Mycobacterium leptae (Fernadez, Mitsuda and to a Soluble Protein antigen of M. leprae) was studied using three methods. A clear relationship could be demonstrated with two of the methods. A statistically significant correlation coul be demonstrated by the method of regression analysis between tuberculin and all three types of reactivities; however the level of correlation was unusually low. This study also revealed an increase of all three types of reactivity with BCG vaccination.Item Socio-cultural malnutrition in the estate sector of Sri Lanka. 3.. influence of parental demographic and economic factors on the nutritional status of pre-school children(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1986) Liyanage, C.E.; Wickramanayake, T.W.The relationships between the nutritional status of 420 pre-school children living on 4 tea estates in the districts of KAndy and Nuwara Eliya and parental, demographic and economic factors have been studied. Nutritional status of pre-school children was found to depend on the body weight and skin fold thickness and on the levels of basic nutritional knowledge of the mother, on the per capita income of household and whether the family reared livestock or not . The prevalence of under nutrition increased with family size and birthrank of the child and with decrease in family income. The urgent need for improving sanitation and providing primary health care to the estate population is stressed.Item Vesiculation - its occurrence in the differential tuberculin test(University of Ceylon. Colombo, 1972) Pinto, M.R.M.; Arseculeratne, S.N.; Uragoda, C.G.