A case of Nocardia brain abscess in a patient receiving immunosuppressives is reported. The diagnosis was made by aspiration and culture of pus from the abscess. This is the first documented case of Nocardia brain abscess in Sri Lanka.

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PubMed1994

Bite of a sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis): a case report from Sri Lanka.

A rare case of sea-snake bite resulting in envenoming is reported. Comparison is made with clinical features of sea-snake envenoming as described in the literature. Some of the unusual features observed in our patient were the occurrence of pain at the site of the bite, regional lymph node enlargement and absence of muscle pain and tenderness. Polyvalent land-snake antivenom was used in the management of this patient since specific antivenom against sea-snake envenoming is not available in Sri Lanka. There was some improvement in neurological signs after the start of antivenom treatment. This is the first authenticated case of sea-snake envenoming in Sri Lanka.

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PubMed1994

Salmonella typhi endocarditis.

We report the case history of a patient with Salmonella typhi endocarditis. Bacteriological diagnosis was made by bone marrow culture when isolation from blood was unsuccessful. This is the first case of S typhi endocarditis to be documented in Sri Lanka.

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