Thirunavukarasu Kumanan

Case Review of Melioidosis in a Tertiary Care Centre from Northern Sri Lanka

Selladurai Pirasath, Jeebananthy Pradeepan & Thirunavukarasu Kumanan · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Melioidosis is sporadically reported from various parts of Sri Lanka. It is a major recent endemic in Northern Sri Lanka. The causative organism Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative, oxidase positive bacillus. The first case of melioidosis was reported in a European tea bro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2018/46361

Cardiac Manifestations of Thevetia peruviana Poisoning: A Descriptive Study from Northern Sri Lanka

Selladurai Pirasath, Navaneethakrishnan Suganthan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan & Mahesan Guruparan · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2019

Background: Poisoning with Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander) is commonly observed in Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka causing significant morbidity and mortality. It contains cardiac glycosides which are toxic to cardiac muscle that results in   cardiovascular dysrh...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2019/46362