Buthsiri Sumanasena
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Recent Articles
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Madarasingha N, Eriyagama S, Jayasekera P, De Silva Weliange S, Gunasekera S, Munasingha D, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2022 Jul;
107(1):117-121.
PMID: 35895368
A changing clinical scenario of dermatophytosis has been observed in Sri Lanka during the past few years. In keeping with the trend described in India, an increase in the number...
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Silva H, Liyanage A, Deerasinghe T, Sumanasena B, Munidasa D, De Silva H, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2021 Feb;
104(3):945-950.
PMID: 33534750
Treatment failure to intralesional sodium stibogluconate (IL-SSG) is a health challenge for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka. A randomized controlled proof of principle clinical trial, with two arms (viz.,...
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Galgamuwa L, Sumanasena B, Iddawela D, Wickramasinghe S, Yatawara L
BMC Microbiol
. 2019 Jan;
19(1):14.
PMID: 30642262
Background: Cytokines play a vital role in the host immune response to infection by initiating the healing process and/or accelerating the progression of the disease in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Very...
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Refai W, Madarasingha N, Sumanasena B, Weerasingha S, Fernandopulle R, Karunaweera N
Int J Dermatol
. 2018 Sep;
57(12):1442-1446.
PMID: 30246447
Background: The quality of life in many patients is affected by skin lesions. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), the commonest form of leishmaniasis, is no exception. In Sri Lanka, CL is an...
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Refai W, Madarasingha N, Sumanasena B, Weerasingha S, De Silva A, Fernandopulle R, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2017 Aug;
97(4):1120-1126.
PMID: 28820681
causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka. Standard treatment is multiple, painful doses of intralesional sodium stibogluconate (IL-SSG). Treatment failures are increasingly reported, hence the need to investigate alternatives. Efficacy,...
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Galgamuwa L, Sumanasena B, Yatawara L, Wickramasinghe S, Iddawela D
Korean J Parasitol
. 2017 Mar;
55(1):1-7.
PMID: 28285499
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by is an endemic vector-borne disease in Sri Lanka. Over 2,500 cases have been reported since 2000 and the number of CL cases has dramatically increased...