2024
Treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease: Innovative approaches and a call to action
Haque L, Zuluaga P, Muga R, Fuster D. Treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease: Innovative approaches and a call to action. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2024, 19: 19. PMID: 38504384, PMCID: PMC10949674, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00448-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-associated liver diseaseAlcohol use disorderLiver diseasePresence of liver cirrhosisTreatment of alcohol use disordersUse disorderInnovative treatment strategiesUnhealthy alcohol usePharmacologic treatment choicesTreating unhealthy alcohol useLiver transplantationLiver cirrhosisTreatment strategiesTreatment choiceEfficacious treatmentLiver deathsPatientsAlcohol useDiseaseLiverTreatmentDisordersCirrhosisTransplantation
2021
Mental health and addiction service use among United States veterans with liver disease nationally in the Veterans Health Administration
Haque L, Rosenheck R. Mental health and addiction service use among United States veterans with liver disease nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2021, 20: 191-200. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-07-2020-0088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersSpecialized addiction treatmentLiver diseaseHealth treatmentAddiction treatmentMental healthHealth AdministrationUnited States Veterans Health AdministrationYears of ageDrug dependence diagnosesProportion of adultsService useUse disordersAlcohol dependenceDependence diagnosisDrug dependenceHomeless veteransVeteransTreatmentGood knowledgeComprehensive servicesHigh rateDisease
2018
A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe
Haque L, Villanueva M, Russo A, Yuan Y, Lee EJ, Topal J, Podoltsev N. A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006727. PMID: 30286207, PMCID: PMC6171829, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006727.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVisceral leishmaniasisHealthy travelersRare caseEndemic areasEndemic visceral leishmaniasisSuccessful initial treatmentLiposomal amphotericin BBone marrow biopsyImmunocompetent adultsImmunocompetent travelersNight sweatsImmunocompetent individualsInitial treatmentMarrow biopsyRelapseAmphotericin BPreventive measuresLeishmaniasisTreatmentUnited StatesExtensive experiencePancytopeniaSplenomegalyBiopsyPatients