Pub Date : 2023-08-25DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i2.8568
Dr. Abhishek Mishra, A. Mathur, S. Srivastava
A mite‑borne infection, scrub typhus is endemic in India. It causes a myriad of complications with multisystemic involvement like meningoencephalitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), myocarditis and is also known to cause abdominal complications like hepatomegaly, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, acute pancreatitis, and acute renal failure. Among the abdominal organs, splenic involvement is considered to be very rare and the usual presentation in such cases is splenomegaly. Splenic infarcts are a lesser known complication of scrub typhus which has been sparsely reported in the literature. We report a case with a rare presentation of scrub typhus in a 39-year-old male who reported to our hospital with fever and gastrointestinal system related complaints and was ultimately diagnosed to have multiple splenic infarcts secondary to scrub typhus.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8586
T. Chinniah
{"title":"Direct rapid antimicrobial sensitivity test (dRAST): A distant dream or palpable reality","authors":"T. Chinniah","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8586","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81176648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8537
J. Thambyrajah, N. Fernando, V. Rathnayake, S. Handunnetti, J. Jayamaha
{"title":"A preliminary study on the UL97 gene of cytomegalovirus isolated from patients suspected of ganciclovir resistance in Sri Lanka","authors":"J. Thambyrajah, N. Fernando, V. Rathnayake, S. Handunnetti, J. Jayamaha","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8537","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78791150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8512
H. Abeygoonawardena, H. Jayasinghearachchi, T. Senaratne, P. Jayasekera, D. Nakkawita, N. Mubarak, U. Kulasekera, P. Kawyangana, D. Govindapala, A. D. De Silva
{"title":"A SARS-CoV-2 variant of C-36 lineage with L452R mutation infects a family in Sri Lanka, but has limited spread – A Case Series","authors":"H. Abeygoonawardena, H. Jayasinghearachchi, T. Senaratne, P. Jayasekera, D. Nakkawita, N. Mubarak, U. Kulasekera, P. Kawyangana, D. Govindapala, A. D. De Silva","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8512","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72967111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-11DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8503
B. Uma, M. Kulkarni
{"title":"Multibacillary, cavitary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent child perpetuating to family members - A Case Report","authors":"B. Uma, M. Kulkarni","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8503","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84054772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-11DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8524
K. Namalie, W. D. De Silva, F. S. Makeen, G. Premawansa
{"title":"Prevalence of secondary blood stream infections in patients with SARS- CoV-2 infection in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: A retrospective analysis","authors":"K. Namalie, W. D. De Silva, F. S. Makeen, G. Premawansa","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8524","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84237971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-11DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8546
S. N. Janage
{"title":"Antiviral therapy in current clinical practice: Respiratory virus infections","authors":"S. N. Janage","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8546","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72792004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-11DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8506
S. Briyangari, J. Kowsalavani, K. Murugananthan, Faseeha Noordeen
{"title":"Serological evidence for chikungunya and Zika virus infections in patients clinically diagnosed as dengue in Northern Sri Lanka","authors":"S. Briyangari, J. Kowsalavani, K. Murugananthan, Faseeha Noordeen","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8506","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75580825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-28DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8531
J. Jayatilake, GR Ranasinghe, A. Nagahawatta, D. Munasinghe, J. Jayatilake
{"title":"Superficial mycoses among patients presenting at the dermatology outpatient department, Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka from December 2014 to March 2015","authors":"J. Jayatilake, GR Ranasinghe, A. Nagahawatta, D. Munasinghe, J. Jayatilake","doi":"10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i1.8531","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":32303,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81177137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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