Publications by authors named "L Haya"
Papillary dermal elastolysis is a rare acquired disease of the elastic tissue that mainly affects elderly women with a clinical presentation of small firm papules in the neck, the supraclavicular areas and the upper back. Histopathologically, it is characteristic to find a complete or almost complete absence of elastic fibers in the papillary dermis with stains such as orcein or Verhoeff-Van Gieson. We present the case of an adult female patient presenting a clinical picture of years of evolution of elastic skin-colored papules on her neck, occasionally pruritic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), primarily targets the respiratory system. This study describes the characteristics associated with mortality among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 at a single hospital in Baguio City, Philippines.
Methods: We reviewed medical records (including history, laboratory results and treatment regimen) of 280 confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to a single hospital during March-October 2020.
Background: To determine the proportion and reproducibility of cat-allergic mild asthmatics with early asthmatic response (EAR) during cat allergen exposure in a naturalistic exposure chamber (NEC).
Methods: This was a prospective, observational study in 30 cat-allergic mild asthmatics who received two 180-min cat-allergen (Felis domesticus allergen 1 [Fel d 1]) challenges 27 days apart in an NEC.
Results: An EAR (≥20% reduction from baseline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1]) was observed in 67% and 52% of subjects at first and second NEC exposure, respectively, with similar median time to EAR; 44% of subjects had an EAR on days 1 and 28.