Vol 53, No 3 (2008)

Table of Contents

Leading Article

Dengue fever – predictors of disease severity and their influence on management PDF
Kolitha H Sellahewa 75-78

Papers

Cord blood leptin levels in normal pregnancies, pregnancy induced hypertension and gestational diabetes mellitus PDF
NY Silva, KH Tennekoon, L Senanayake, EH Karunanayake 79-82
Assessment of body composition in Sri Lankan children: validation of a skin fold thickness equation PDF
VP Wickramasinghe, SP Lamabadusuriya, GJ Cleghorn, PSW Davies 83-88
Management of acute paracetamol poisoning in a tertiary care hospital PDF
SMDKG Senarathna, S Sri Ranganathan, AH Dawson, N Buckley, BMR Fernandopulle 89-92

Perspective

How many doctors should Sri Lanka have? PDF
NR de Silva, KKYW Perera, RS Gunatunge, DA Tantrigoda 93-98

From the Journals

From the Journals PDF
Priyadarshani Galappatthy 99-101

Case Reports

Accidental scrotal burns from paraquat while handling a patient PDF
R Premaratna, BGN Rathnasena, HJ de Silva 102-103

Picture Stories

Laboratory confirmation of dengue and chikungunya co-infection PDF
HAC Hapaurachchi, KBAT Bandara, MD Hapugoda, S Williams, W Abeyewickreme 104-105
Endoscopic management of a difficult common bile duct stone PDF
CAH Liyanage, Y Sadakari, J Lenaga, R Tanabe, S Takahata, M Tanaka 105-106
An unusual cause of recurrent seizures PDF
H Gunasekara, M Wijeratne, P Ambawatta 106-107

Research Letters

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava PDF
KSDS Benaragama, CAH Liyanage, SD Rajamanthri, K Alagaratnam 108-109
Dextromethorphan abuse PDF
A Hapangama, KALA Kuruppuarachchi 109-110
An audit of treatment of convulsive status epilepticus PDF
Jithangi Wanigasinghe, UA Liyanage 110
Chronic hypernatraemia due to osmoreceptor dysfunction PDF
WMHS Chandrasekara, S Thondam, MD Penney, LDKE Premawardhana 111-112

Correspondence

Rising SO2 levels in ambient air PDF
MP Senanayake 113
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