JMJ Aug 2022

THE JAFFNA MEDICAL JOURNAL

Volume 34 Issue 1  Aug 2022

This is the Journal of the Jaffna Medical Association since the year 1953. This has been a well renowned journal in the past but it was not published regularly during the conflict time. It is with great pleasure that the current JMA is trying reinstate it back with the previous glory.
The journal will accept articles on a regular basis and our target is to publish biannually.
The Author guidelines have been prepared and are published. The Author guidelines have been prepared and are published. The journal will accept the manuscripts via email at present.

Editorial

Efficient mentorship

M. G. Sathiadas

Health management and patient care

M. G. Sathiadas

Review Articles

Sperm processing techniques for Intra-Uterine Insemination

S. Raguraman,  R. Jeyendran,  T. Sukirthan

Cyanide poisoning- an update

U. Mayorathan

Anatomical variations in the origin of the superior thyroid artery

Romini Niranjan

Original Articles

A comparison of outcomes of management of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever using minimal intervention and the standard management protocol in paediatric units of a Sri Lankan tertiary care facility; A retrospective comparative cross-sectional study

Nayana Liyanarachchi,  Kaushalya Pussegoda,  Githma Wimalasena,  Sudheera Lakpriya,  Champa Wijesinghe

Demographic factors, patterns, and trends of deaths following road traffic accidents in the northern Sri Lanka

U. Mayorathan,  R. Malmarugan

Risk factors leading to preterm deliveries among the mothers in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

S. Sathees,  M. G. Sathiadas,  R. Surenthirakumaran,  V. Arasaratnam

Case Reports

A cadaveric study on variation in branching pattern of common carotid artery

Romini Niranjan,  S. T. Sharma

Successful pregnancy outcome following treatment for extensive maxillary mucoepidermoid carcinoma with metastasis –A case report

K. Guruparan,  Sarath Wijesinghe,  K. Muhunthan

Takayasu arteritis: In a middle-aged Sri Lankan male – A case report

Gayathri Gnanaruban,  S. Sivansuthan

Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease: The great imitator

T. Vipusuthan,  S. Ghetheeswaran,  Y. Prasanna

Extensive Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral mucormycosis in kidney transplant recipient associated with COVID-19 infection: A Case Report

Charith Perera,  S. Senanayake

Guillain- Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Sinopharm vaccination

K. Nirujan,  K. Jayasundara,  U. Dissanayake

Severe leptospirosis complicated with atrial fibrillation

E. Sarannija,  S. T. N. De Abrew,  A. A. D. S. Amarasekara

 18 Aug 2022

Post Infectious Glomerular Nephritis (PIGN) leading to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES); an uncommon presentation

S. Sharmika,  S. Rushanthini,  T. Brammah,  V. Jeevagan,  T. Peranantharajah