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  1. Long-term health manifestations of hump-nosed pit viper (Genus: Hypnale ) bites

    Article • Clinical Toxicology, October 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  2. Epidemiological and clinical features of Hypnale nepa (hump-nosed pit viper) bites

    Article • Toxicon, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  3. Cat-eyed snake (Genus: Boiga) bites in Sri Lanka: First authentic case series

    Article • Toxicon, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  4. Epidemiological and clinical features of hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale and Hypnale zara) envenoming in children

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2022, PLOS

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  5. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Venom-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Following Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Genus: Hypnale) Bites: A Prospective Observational Study

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  6. Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Following Viperidae Snakebites in Sri Lanka

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, August 2022, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  7. Acute Myocardial Infarction After Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Bite

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  8. Acute ischemic stroke: a rare complication of hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale spp.) bite: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  9. Massive cerebral infarct following multiple honeybee stings

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, December 2021, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  10. Purpura fulminans following hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming: A rare complication of snakebites

    Article • Toxicon, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  11. Paediatric cases of Ceylon krait (Bungarus ceylonicus) bites and some similar looking non-venomous snakebites in Sri Lanka: Misidentification and antivenom administration

    Article • Toxicon, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  12. Kounis Syndrome Following Hypnale zara (Hump-Nosed Pit Viper) Bite in Sri Lanka

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  13. Clinico-epidemiology of Hypnale zara (hump-nosed pit viper) envenoming in Sri Lanka

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  14. Sudden Death Following Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Hypnale hypnale) Bite

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  15. Venom-Induced Consumption Coagulopathy Following Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Genus: Hypnale) Envenoming in Sri Lanka: Uncertain Efficacy of Fresh Frozen Plasma

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  16. Thrombotic Microangiopathy Following Hypnale zara (Hump-Nosed Pit Viper) Envenoming: The First Known Case Report from Sri Lanka

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  17. Systemic bleeding including pulmonary haemorrhage following hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming: A case report from Sri Lanka

    Article • Toxicon, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  18. Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Following Hump-nosed Pit Viper (Genus: Hypnale) Envenoming in Sri Lanka

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  19. Kidney injury following envenoming by hump-nosed pit viper (Genus:Hypnale) in Sri Lanka: proven and probable cases

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  20. Extensive T wave inversions on electrocardiogram following Kaneru (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, July 2018, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  21. Cardiac arrest and atrial fibrillation in a patient after hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) bite

    Article • Toxicon, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  22. Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Following Three Different Species of Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Genus: Hypnale ) Envenoming in Sri Lanka

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  23. Epidemiology and clinical features of Green pit viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) envenoming in Sri Lanka

    Article • Toxicon, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  24. Prolonged Coagulopathy, Ecchymoses, and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Following Hump-Nosed Pit Viper ( Hypnale hypnale ) Bite in Sri Lanka

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  25. Coagulopathy and extensive local swelling following Green pit viper ( Trimeresurus trigonocephalus ) envenoming in Sri Lanka

    Article • Toxicon, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  26. Two rare case reports of confirmed Ceylon krait (Bungarus ceylonicus) envenoming in Sri Lanka

    Article • Toxicon, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  27. Late onset of bilateral cerebral infarction following Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) bite

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, February 2017, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  28. Ischemic brain infarcts and intracranial haemorrhages following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bite in Sri Lanka

    Article • Toxicon, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  29. Indoxacarb – a rare cause of poisoning

    Article • Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, September 2016, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  30. Death due to poisoning with Gloriosa superba (‘Niyagala’) seeds

    Article • Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, August 2016, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  31. A cobra bite - uncommon bitten site

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, July 2015, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  32. Profound central depression during treatment of tetanus with combined magnesium, midazolam, morphine and fentanyl

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, July 2015, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka

  33. Ischemic changes in electrocardiography (ECG) after attempted suicide by hanging (transient left ventricular apical ballooning)

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, January 2015, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr. R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka