Publications by authors named "Thushan Beneragama"
Among extrapulmonary tuberculosis, osteoarticular tuberculosis is a rare manifestation, and cases related to osteoarticular tuberculosis of large joints have been reported previously. However, tuberculous tenosynovitis causing carpal tunnel syndrome is a rare manifestation, especially in the background of rheumatoid arthritis. A 67-year-old Sri Lankan male with a background of rheumatoid arthritis presented with progressively enlarging left wrist swelling associated with pain and numbness for 2 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdiopathic calcinosis cutis causing cubital tunnel syndrome: A case report and review of literature.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Calcinosis cutis is a condition where excess calcium deposits occur in the skin or beneath it, with the idiopathic type happening without any known reasons for calcium imbalance.
- A 63-year-old woman experienced pain and numbness in her left hand due to this condition, which was diagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome caused by calcium buildup compressing her ulnar nerve.
- Surgical removal of the calcium mass and repositioning of the nerve were performed, leading to successful outcomes, marking this as the first case of idiopathic calcinosis cutis causing ulnar nerve compression.
Article Synopsis
- Lynch syndrome typically connects to bowel tumours, but skin cancers, particularly squamous cell carcinoma, are rarely observed in patients.
- A case of a 40-year-old Sri Lankan man with a family history of colorectal cancer developed skin lesions diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma two months post-surgery, yet he has remained disease-free for over two years.
- Awareness and education regarding potential skin malignancies are crucial for Lynch syndrome patients and their healthcare providers, given the link between defective mismatch repair genes and increased skin cancer risk.
Background The lateral branch of the thoracodorsal nerve (LBTN) is used for nerve transfer in facial, musculocutaneous, axillary nerve injuries and for irreparable C5, C6 spinal nerve lesions and accessory nerve defects. For a successful surgical outcome, the nerve to be used in nerve transfer should be of adequate length and thickness for nerve coaptation. Aim Our objective was to evaluate the length of the LBTN that could be obtained as a donor nerve, externally and within the muscle.
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