Publications by authors named "Umesha Wijenayake"

Young-onset diabetes (YOD) is characterised by unique diagnostic and management challenges more pronounced in resource-limited settings like Sri Lanka. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence, patterns and characteristics of YOD in Sri Lanka and describe the state of care. Retrospective review of baseline data of all patients enrolled in the prospective multicentre Database for Young-Onset Diabetes, Sri Lanka (DYOD-SL), was performed, from April 2021 to April 2023.

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Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory thyroid disorder. It is often triggered following viral infections. Amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, several cases of subacute thyroiditis were reported worldwide related to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccines.

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Background: Parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon cause of PTH-dependent hypercalcemia. Only a handful of cases have been reported of parathyroid carcinoma during pregnancy.

Case Presentation: Twenty-four - Year - old female presented with proximal myopathy was found to have hypercalcemia.

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A 48-year-old patient with a history of diabetes mellitus, presented to a surgical ward with abdominal pain. She was found to have hypokalemia. Her younger sister had passed away due to sudden cardiac death at the age of 25 years.

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