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Analysis of mortality pattern of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) at a single center, girandurukotte: Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Nanayakkara, N.; Wijetunge, S.; Gunaratne, L.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Badurdeen, Z.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hanarasinghe, R.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Somarathna, Y.R.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Dharmaratne, S.D. (2016)

Introduction and objectives: CKD-u was first reported in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka in the early 1990s; over the last 15 years its prevalence has gradually increased and presently, it isamajor health problem ...
characteristic features of patients with CKD and CKDu in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa, SriLanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Ranasinghe, J.G.S.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2018)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) is an endemic disease among agricultural workers in SriLanka. This study was designed to find the unique characteristics of CKDu in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa. A ...
Do traditional renal diagnostic markers within normal range accurately demarcate CKDu cases from healthy in endemic regions?

Badurdeen, M.Z.; Nanayakkara, N.; Ranatunga, N.V.I.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Wazil, A.W.M.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Herath, A.T. (2017)

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is an interstitial Nephritis leading to chronic kidney disease. 30% of CKDu patients who present with symptoms and abnormal renal functionswith acute ...
Effects of Family History of Chronic Kidney Disease and unhealthy habits on the prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Herath, A.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Abeysekara, D.T.D.J.; Nanayakkara, N. (Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, 2017)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKD-u) is an emerging disease among farmers in rural Sri Lanka. Studies on risk factors associated with CKD-u in Sri Lanka are rare. The objective of the study was to ...
Evaluate the preciseness of three population screening approaches to true prevalence of CKD-u Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Herath, A.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Elladeniya, N.C.; Madushan, K.P.S.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Nanayakkara, N. (2017)

Introduction & Objective: Wilgamuwa is one of the endemic areas for Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu). Prevalence data could be underestimated or overestimated the true picture as there is a participant ...
Mortality pattern of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Nayanamali, M.A.A.; Sudeshika, T.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Badurdeen, Z.; Nanayakkara, S.; Wijetunge, S.; Gunaratne, L.; Nanayakkara, N. (Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2021-09-06)

Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is not well described despite being a major public health crisis in Sri Lanka. Data on CKDu have many gaps and published data on mortality are sparse. This ...
Prevalence of anaemia in CKD-u patients in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Rathnayake, R.M.P.M.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Badurdeen, Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Ranasinghe, J.G.S.; Nanayakkara, N. (2017)

Anaemia is a major complication of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) once the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) drops below 60 mL/min. Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) has become a serious public health ...
Prevalence of Biochemical markers of Chronic Kidney Disease-Metabolic Bone Disease (CKD-MBD) in Kandy, Srilanka

Punchihewa, J.; Epitakumbura, M.; Dasanayake, C.; Jayawardana, D.S.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2017)

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global health problem affecting 5- 10% of the world population. Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is one of the main manifestations of CKD, found almost universally in ...
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in the subtropical highland of sri lanka; a community prevalance study

Nanayakkara, N.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Bandara, K.M.G.K.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hanarasinghe, R.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Somarathna, Y.R.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Ratnayeke, R.M.C.S.B.; Weerasekera, W.A.L.P. (2016)

Introduction and objective Few cases with CKD of unknown etiology has been reported from “Bagawanthalawa” plantation sectors in the recent past. The objective was to studyCKDuprevalence in a subtropical highlandcomm ...
Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) and associations in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u), Srilanka

Nanayakkara, N.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Herath, A.T.; Wijetunga, S.; Abeysekara, D.T.D.J. (2018)

[Introduction] CKD-u is an emerging tubular interstitial disease of young hard-working farmers from tropical and subtropical regions. By definition those patients should not have diabetes, hypertension or vascular ...
Retinol Binding Protein (RBP4) as a urinary marker of severity in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Nanayakkara, N. (Kandy Society of Medicine, 2017)

Introduction : Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology (CKD-u), a tubular interstitial nephropathy, is an emerging epidemic ...
Retinol Binding Protein (RBP4) as a urinary marker of severity in CKDu of Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.; Rathnayake, C.; Kumarasena, N.; Hemage, R.; Badurdeen, Z.; Nanayakkara, N. (2017)

Introduction Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology (CKD-u), a tubular interstitial nephropathy, is an emerging epidemic ...
Review of literature in identifying biomarker profile for ckd-u patients in Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Hemage, R.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2016)

Chronic Kidney Disease due to unknown etiology (CKD-u) is a deadly disease. Its prevalence has been identified in several countries in North Central America, India & SriLanka. CKD-u is most pronounced North Central ...
Serum and Urine fluoride in a population with Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in dry zone of SriLanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Chandrajith, R.L.R.; Rathnayake, R.M.S.K.; Nanayakkara, N. (Kandy Society of Medicine, 2019)

Background Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) is endemic among farming communities in the dry zone of SriLanka where ground water fluoride is known to be higher than recommended levels. Objectives To ...
Serum TGF beta 1 as an early marker of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Nanayakkara, N. (2020)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is a recently described tubular interstitial nephropathy in some tropical countries including SriLanka. The major limitation of the traditional markers is missing the ...
A study on indicators of nutritional statusin Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu), Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Herath, A.T.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Abeysekara, D.T.D.J.; Ranasinghe, J.G.S.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2017)

Introduction: Malnutrition is reported frequently in the patients with chronic kidney disease. Even though comprehensive studies are not available, CKDu is recorded in disadvantaged populations with low body mass ...
A study to compare the prevalence of anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) patients in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in Kandy

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Rathnayake, R.M.P.M.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Badurdeen, Z.; Nanayakkara, N. (General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Universisty, 2017)

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a Public Health problem in worldwide. The severity of anaemia is directly related to severity of Chronic Renal Insufficiency. Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) has ...
Urinary changes of CKDu patients in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa, SriLanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2018)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) is a public health problem in several countries in Central America, India and SriLanka. Urine analysis is an informative and noninvasive diagnostic tool for the ...

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