Publications by authors named "Thilini Karunarathna"
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- * Nitrite has shown potential as a treatment for sickle cell disease by converting to nitric oxide (NO), which helps improve blood flow and reduce complications associated with the illness.
- * In experiments, sickle red blood cells were found to reduce nitrite to NO slower than normal red blood cells under low oxygen conditions, highlighting the impact of hemoglobin polymerization on this process.
Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, which was originally described in young women, is a benign condition characterized by necrotizing lymphadenitis and fever. Even though the clinical course is usually self-limiting, it can be associated with recurrences and rarely can be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus or can be complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. We report the case of a 17-year-old Sri Lankan Sinhalese schoolboy who presented with fever and cervical lymphadenopathy diagnosed as Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and was complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis subsequently.
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