Background: Data on adult asthma is scarce in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in adult Sri Lankans. METHODS: A cross-sectional study using a translated version of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey screening questionnaire on subjects ≥ 18 years from 7 provinces in Sri Lanka was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 32-year-old patient, who was on treatment for tuberculous meningitis complicated with venous sinus thrombosis, was referred to the medical unit as he developed new onset fever, cough and shortness of breath. He was in respiratory distress and needed intubation. Investigations revealed elevated liver enzymes, leukopenia, spherocytosis and lower lobe predominant consolidations and diffuse nodules in the high-resolution computed tomography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Interstitial Lung Diseases are the major cause of mortality in Connective Tissue Diseases.
Objectives: Our aim is to describe patients with Interstitial Lung Disease associated with Connective Tissue Diseases (CTD-ILD) in Chest Clinic -Colombo 08.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study at Central Chest Clinic, Colombo, Sri Lanka and data of all patients attending the clinic during were analysed.