Illicit alcohol consumption and neuropathy - a preliminary study in Sri Lanka (2008)
Aims: To compare the effects on peripheral and autonomic nerve functions of Sri Lankan illicitly distilled alcohol consumption versus legal spirit consumption. Methods: Peripheral nerve conduction...
INFLUENCE OF TEMPERANCE ON SHORT-TERM MORTALITY AMONG ALCOHOL-DEPENDENT MEN IN SRI LANKA (1994)
DE SILVA, H. J., ELLAWALA, N. S.
The influence of temperance on short-term mortality was assessed in a group of alcohol dependent men admitted to a rehabilitation unit in Sri Lanka. Of the 234 men initially admitted to the...
The pathogenesis of inflammation in pelvic ileal reservoirs. (1990)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oxford, 1990.
The Association of Autoimmune Disorders with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (1989)
SNOOK, J. A., De SILVA, H. J., JEWELL, D. P.
Medical records of patients with ulcerative colitis (n= 858), Crohn's disease (n= 378) and coeliac disease (n = 148) were examined to determine the prevalence of associated...
Crypt cell proliferation and HLA-DR expression in pelvic ileal pouches.
De Silva, H J, Gatter, K C, Millard, P R, Kettlewell, M, Mortensen, N J, Jewell, D P
To investigate the nature of the morphological changes that occur in ileal pouches, 26 biopsy specimens from patients with functioning ileo-anal pouches (eight with pouchitis) were studied. Normal...
Crypt cell proliferation and HLA-DR expression in pelvic ileal pouches.
De Silva, H J, Gatter, K C, Millard, P R, Kettlewell, M, Mortensen, N J, Jewell, D P
To investigate the nature of the morphological changes that occur in ileal pouches, 26 biopsy specimens from patients with functioning ileo-anal pouches (eight with pouchitis) were studied. Normal...
Skeletal muscle necrosis in severe falciparum malaria
De Silva, H J, Goonetilleke, A K E, Senaratna, N, Ramesh, N, Jayawickrama, U S, Jayasinghe, K S A, ...
Optimum dose of olsalazine for maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis.
Travis, S P, Tysk, C, De Silva, H J, Sandberg-Gertzén, H, Jewell, D P, Järnerot, G
To evaluate the optimum dose of olsalazine for maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis, 198 patients in remission for more than three months were randomly assigned to receive 0.5 g, 1.0 g, or 2.0...
Mucosal characteristics of pelvic ileal pouches.
De Silva, H J, Millard, P R, Kettlewell, M, Mortensen, N J, Prince, C, Jewell, D P
This study aimed to investigate the degree of colonic metaplasia in ileo - anal pouches. Biopsy specimens from 25 patients with functioning pouches, eight of whom had pouchitis, were studied using...
Lymphocyte and macrophage subpopulations in pelvic ileal pouches.
De Silva, H J, Jones, M, Prince, C, Kettlewell, M, Mortensen, N J, Jewell, D P
This study aimed to characterise the mucosal cellular infiltrate in ileal reservoirs with and without pouchitis (reservoir ileitis). Intraepithelial lymphocyte counts were performed in biopsy...
Effects of the faecal stream and stasis on the ileal pouch mucosa.
De Silva, H J, Millard, P R, Soper, N, Kettlewell, M, Mortensen, N, Jewell, D P
This study aimed to investigate the effects of the faecal stream and stasis on the mucosa of ileal pouches. Nine patients were followed up. Two pouch biopsy specimens were obtained from each at the...
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome without fever: a report of three cases
PEIRIS, D, KURUPPUARACHCHI, K, WEERASENA, L, SENEVIRATNE, S, TILAKARATNA, Y, DE SILVA, H J, ...
De Silva, H. J., Gamage, R., Herath, H. K., Karunanayake, M. G., Peiris, J. B.
Six patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome were treated by modified plasma exchange. Five of them showed a rapid improvement which was not consistent with the natural history of the disease. The...
Erythema induratum (of Bazin) in a patient with endometrial tuberculosis.
De Silva, H. J., Goonetilleke, A. K., De Silva, N. R., Amarasekera, L. R., Jayawickrama, U. S.
We report erythema induratum in a patient who was found to have active endometrial tuberculosis. This case report emphasizes the importance of an exhaustive search for active tuberculosis in patients...
The young woman who could not stop vomiting.
De Silva, A. P., Molagoda, A., Fernando, P. L., De Silva, H. J.
Skeletal muscle necrosis in severe falciparum malaria
De Silva, H J, Goonetilleke, A K E, Senaratna, N, Ramesh, N, Jayawickrama, U S, Jayasinghe, K S A, ...
Rajindrajith, S., Dassanayake, A. S., Hewavisenthi, J., De Silva, H. J.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases and may progress to advanced hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in some patients. Cirrhosis due to NAFLD is...