13-15 November, Glasgow
P-92 | A functioning gonadotroph macroadenoma p.. | Samira Khalilova .. | .. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-93 | The clinical course of pituitary metasta.. | Sheeba Shaikh .. | .. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-96 | A first report of pituitary Neuro-Endocr.. | Nyan Lin .. | J MacFarlane1, N Lin2, L Serba.. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-98 | Use of Metoclopramide to Induce Lactatio.. | Eibhlin Lonergan .. | Ashling Kennedy, Lok Yi Joyce .. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-99 | Spinal epidural lipomatosis: A rare comp.. | SADIA ZAFAR .. | .. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-102 | Macroprolactinoma Management During Preg.. | Amy Morrison .. | Masato Ahsan, DianneTodd, Emma.. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-103 | ACTH as a tumour marker in Cushing Disea.. | Mariana Costache Outas .. | .. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-104 | Ectopic posterior pituitary in an adult .. | Genevieve Tellier .. | R. Berkeley, F. Wood, C. Seare.. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-106 | A case report of relapse of non-Hodgkin .. | Abdelmajid Abdelgadir Musa .. | .. | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary.. | - - |
P-107 | Approach to male hypogonadism work up an.. | Giorgos Papaleontiou .. | .. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-109 | Butyrate alleviates adipose mitochondria.. | Stephanie Areloegbe .. | Kehinde S. Olaniyi, Ph.D... | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-110 | DO ALL WOMEN WITH TURNER SYNDROME WITH 4.. | Shani A D Mathara Diddhenipothage .. | Beck KJ, Calanchini M, Shears .. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-111 | Immunometric and Functional Measurement .. | Jakob Triebel .. | .. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-112 | Are we over scanning women with Turner S.. | Helen Turner .. | Hannah Glatzel, Faith Njue, El.. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-114 | Assessment of antenatal anxiety and depr.. | Ruairí Floyd .. | Nessa Hughes, Lauren Madden Do.. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-115 | Neonatal Hyperthyroidism associated with.. | Muhammad Umair Shehzad .. | Dr Shar Lei Yee.. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-116 | Patient and healthcare providers experie.. | Kanyada Koysombat .. | Hugo Pedder, Yana Vinogradova,.. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-117 | Management of PCOS patient and clinicia.. | Shiuli Bhattacharyya .. | Sophie ClarkeBassel Al WattarV.. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-118 | An Audit of Elevated Serum Testosterone .. | Emma Miler .. | .. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
P-119 | Investigating the therapeutic potential .. | Al-Amin Mohammed .. | Stephanie E. AreloegbeKehinde .. | Reproductive Endocrinology.. | - - |
Thunderstorm-related asthma in patients sensitised to olea europaea pollen: twenty emergency department visits for asthmatic symptoms in one single day Losappio, Laura1; Heffler, Enrico2; Falco, Antonio1; Contento, Francesco1; Cannito, Cosimo1; Rolla, Giovanni2 1"Dimiccoli" Hospital, Emergency Department, Barletta, Italy; 2University of Torino - AO Mauriziano "Umberto I", Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Torino, Italy
Background: Associations between thunderstorm and asthma morbidity have been reported in several countries. Common to all epidemics of thunderstorm-related asthma is a significant increase in atmospheric allergen load during and immediately after a thunderstorm. Sensitization to Alternaria species or to grass and parietaria pollens has been suggested to play a key role in thunderstorm-related asthma. The only reported event of thunderstorm-related asthma in Mediterranean area was attributed to sensitization to parietaria pollen.
Method: here we describe a series of 20 patients who presented to Emergency Department in Barletta (94,000 inhabitants), Puglia (Italy) for sudden and severe asthmatic symptoms between May 27th and 28th 2010 (from15:36 to 5:02), immediately after a violent thunderstorm which occurred following a very hot morning (mean temperature: 29°C). All the patients have been subsequently visited by an allergist and underwent allergological work-up which included skin prick tests and a careful clinical history. Local pollen counts were available.
Result: Between May 10th and June 10th 2010, 86 Emergency Department asthma visits were recorded, 20 of them during the study day. Patients' mean age was 44.25 +/- 18.5 years (range: 9-81), 8/20 females, 2 smokers, 16 with a previous history of known respiratory allergy. Only two patients regularly took anti-asthma drugs. All 20 patients were sensitized to Olea europaea pollen, 7 of whom were monosensitized. Ten patients were sensitized to grass, 7 to parietaria, 5 to compositae, 5 to cypress, 5 to house dust mites, 3 to dog and 1 to cat danders. No patient was sensitized to Alternaria. Mean pollen count was 17 granules/m3 for Olea europaea, 6 granules/m3 for grass pollen.
Conclusion: This is, in our knowledge, the second epidemic of thunderstorm related asthma described in Mediterranean area and the first one in which sensitization to Olea europaea played a key-role. In conclusion, our report indicates that thunderstorm asthma may involve different allergens (not only fungal spores and grass or parietaria pollen) in different geographic areas, depending on the seasonality of thunderstorms and allergenic pollen.