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Chamara Dalugama

Professor in Medicine, University of Peradeniya
Verified email at pdn.ac.lk
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[HTML][HTML] Dengue infection: Global importance, immunopathology and management

SA Kularatne, C Dalugama - Clinical Medicine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dengue is an arboviral infection that is hyperendemic in tropical and subtropical climates.
Clinical manifestations of dengue can range from asymptomatic infection to severe infection …

[HTML][HTML] Dengue fever complicated with Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

C Dalugama, J Shelton, M Ekanayake… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2018 - Springer
Background Dengue is an arboviral infection classically presenting with fever, arthralgia,
headache, and rashes. It is hyperendemic in Sri Lanka and has a major impact on health. …

[HTML][HTML] Dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated with acute liver failure: a case report

C Dalugama, IB Gawarammana - Journal of medical case reports, 2017 - Springer
Background Dengue is a common arboviral infection with a clinically diverse spectrum of
presentations. Although hepatic dysfunction is commonly identified in patients will dengue …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons learnt from managing a case of dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated with acute liver failure and acute kidney injury: a case report

C Dalugama, IB Gawarammana - Journal of medical case reports, 2018 - Springer
Background Dengue is a common arboviral infection with a diverse spectrum of clinical
manifestations. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a more severe form of infection characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Rare presentation of rickettsial infection as purpura fulminans: a case report

C Dalugama, IB Gawarammana - Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 - Springer
Background Purpura fulminans is an acute life-threatening disorder characterized by
intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of the skin complicated with disseminated …

[HTML][HTML] Series of 10 dengue fever cases with unusual presentations and complications in Sri Lanka: a single centre experience in 2016

SAM Kularatne, U Ralapanawa, C Dalugama… - BMC Infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background Dengue has global importance as a dreaded arboviral infection. It has 4
serotypes of epidemiological imporatnce. The classification denotes two clinical spectrums- …

[HTML][HTML] Fever with lymphadenopathy–Kikuchi Fujimoto disease, a great masquerader: a case report

C Dalugama, IB Gawarammana - Journal of medical case reports, 2017 - Springer
Background Kikuchi Fujimoto disease is an uncommon benign condition of necrotizing
histiocytic lymphadenitis commonly seen in East Asian and Japanese populations. It commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Delayed presentation of severe rhabdomyolysis leading to acute kidney injury following atorvastatin-gemfibrozil combination therapy: a case report

C Dalugama, M Pathirage, SAM Kularatne - Journal of medical case …, 2018 - Springer
Background Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but serious complication of lipid-lowering therapy.
Statin and fibrate combination increases the risk of rhabdomyolysis possibly by …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptomatic thyroiditis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin: a case report

C Dalugama - Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 - Springer
Background Pyrexia of unknown origin is a difficult and challenging problem for the physician.
Endocrine disorders, such as subacute thyroiditis, rarely present with pyrexia of unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever in adults: a case control study

A Medagama, C Dalugama, G Meiyalakan… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - hindawi.com
Background. Dengue is endemic in most parts of the tropics with a significant mortality of 1–5%.
Although individual case reports and case series have been published, large-scale case …