DR. K. DHANALAKSHMI

Languages Known

Tamil, English

Area(s) of expertise/Special interest

Primary Immunodeficiency, TB

Professional Experience

15 Years

Affiliations /Certifications / Memberships

IAP Member

Publications

• 32 Publications
• Factors associated with delay in diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in India. Balasubramanian S, Krishna MR, Dhanalakshmi K, Amperayani S, Ramanan AV. Indian Pediatr, 49(8): 663-665, 01 Aug 2012
  
• Stevens-Johnson syndrome in association with Mycoplasma pneumonia. Manwani NS, Balasubramanian S, Dhanalakshmi K, Sumanth A.Indian J Pediatr, 79(8): 1097-1099, 20 Oct 2011
• Vitamin D deficiency in childhood-a review of current guidelines on diagnosis and management. Balasubramanian S, Dhanalakshmi K, Amperayani S.Indian Pediatr, 50(7): 669-675, 01 Jul 2013
• From the case records of KKCTH: A one-year-old boy with cervical adenopathy and fever. Case files – Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, December 2012
• From the case records of KKCTH: An infant with fever and altered sensorium. Case files - Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, January - March 2013
• From the case records of KKCTH: An Adolescent with Fever and Ataxia. Case files - Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April – June 2013
• From the case records of KKCTH: A child with recurrent pyoderma and lung abscess. Case files - Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, July – Sep 2013
• From case records of KKCTH: A boy with exudative tonsillitis. Case files - Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Dec 2013
• From case records of KKCTH: A three-year-old female child with periorbital cellulitis. Case files - Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Jan - Mar 2014
• Predictors of coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease  Ram Krishna M, Sundaram B, Dhanalakshmi K. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 53(6): 561-565, 01 Jun 2014
• Gamma interferon receptor defect presenting as recurrent tuberculosis. Sundaram B, Amperayani S, Dhanalakshmi K, Padmanaban S. Indian J Pediatr, 81(7):696-698, 17 May 2013
• From the case records of KKCTH a child with slowly resolving pneumonia. S. Balasubramanian, Sumanth Amperayani, K. Dhanalakshmi, Narayanan. p79–84. Published online: August 3, 2014
• From the case records of KKCTH – A child with recurrent meningitis. S.Balasubramanian, Sumanth Amperayani, K. Dhanalakshmi, Vaishnavi Chandramaohan. p114–118. Published online: Nov 11, 2014
• Chromhidrosis--colored sweat in a toddler.Balasubramanian S, Amperayani S, Dhanalakshmi K, Kumar R Indian Pediatr, 52(4):337-338, 01 Apr 2015
• Sundaram Balasubramanian, Chandramohan Vaishnavi , Dhanalakshmi, Kuppusamy , Amperayani, Sumanth. (2015). From the Case Records of KKCTH- An Infant with Failure to Thrive and Candidial Sepsis. Pediatric Infectious Disease. 6. 10.1016/j. pid. 2014.12.003
• Balasubramanian S, Vindhiya K, Dhanalakshmi K, Ramkumar R. Kerion in a neonate. Indian J Pediatr Dermatol 2017: 18: 333-4
• Balasubramanian S, Kuppuswamy D, Padmanabhan S, Chandramohan V, Amperayani S. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing community-acquired urinary tract infections in children: A chart review of risk factors. J Global Infect Dis 2018: 10: 222-5 
• Rapid antigen diagnostic testing for the diagnosis of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci pharyngitis.Balasubramanian S, Amperayani S, Dhanalakshmi K, Senthilnathan S, Chandramohan V. Natl Med J India, 31(1): 8-10, 01 Jan 2018
• An Adolescent with Jaundice and Respiratory Distress from the Case Records of Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital S Balasubramanian, K Dhanalakshmi, Sumanth A, Sanjay Deshpande, Silky Agrawal. March 2019
• From the Case Records of Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital: An Unusual Infection Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Sundaram Balasubramanian, Kuppusamy Dhanalakshmi, Silky Agarwal, Sabapathy L Raj. Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 2019
• From the Case Records of Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital: An Infant with Post-varicella Angiopathy (Stroke) Sundaram Balasubramanian, Kuppusamy Dhanalakshmi, Amperayani Sumanth, Silky Agarwal, Sabapathy Lakshan. Published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 2019
• Bacterial upper respiratory infections – Diagnosis and management guidelines. IJPP, June 2019
• From the Case Records of Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital: An Adolescent with Recurrent Meningitis Sundaram Balasubramanian, Kuppusamy Dhanalakshmi, Silky Agarwal, Sabapathyraj L Raj Sep 2019
• Clinico-microbiological profile of invasive pneumococcal disease amongst hospitalised children in South India. Balasubramanian S, Singh P, Dhanalakshmi K, Putlibai S, Varghese R. Indian J Med Microbiol, 37(4):598-599, 01 Oct 2019
• From the Case Records of Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital: Fever with Vesiculobullous Lesions Balasubramanian Sundaram, Dhanalakshmi K, Sabapathy L Raj, Sumanth Amperayani, Silky Agrawal. Nov 2020
• CORONA VIRUS: What do we know? J. Choudhury, K.Dhanalakshmi – Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics 2020
• Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome - Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) in Indian Children. Dhanalakshmi K, Venkataraman A, Balasubramanian S, Madhusudan M, AmperayaniS, Putilibai S, Sadasivam K, Ramachandran B, Ramanan AV. Indian Pediatrics, 06 Aug 2020
• Remdesivir in Children. K Dhanalakshmi. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (2021)
• Sivasankaran M, Munirathnam D, Balasubramanian S, Agrawal S, Deshpande S, Bharadwaj R, Dhanalakshmi K, Kumar V. Diagnostic Spectrum and Clinical Profile of Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders at a Tertiary Care Children Hospital in Southern India. Indian Pediatr. 2021 Mar 15;58(3): 246-249. PMID: 33713060
• Vaanathi Hementha Kumar, Chandrakumar Natarajan, M. Siddharth, S. Shivabalan, Gopinath,  Dhanalakshmi, Shyam, Ahalya, Maria, Jean, Rajashree, Post covid pneumonia pulmonary fibrosis and encephalitis in a term neonate with prenatal exposure to SARS CoV-2: A case report, IDCases, Volume 27,2022
• Newer Antibiotics, Dhanalakshmi K, Lakshan Raj S –Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics 2022; 24(1): 20
• MIS-C Triggered by Omicron Variant Of SARS-CoV-2. S. Balasubramanian, K Dhanalakshmi, S Lakshan Raj, Sara Chandy –  Indian Pediatr 2022 May 15;59(5): 427-428. doi: 10.1007/s13312-022-2526-1

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