10-14 April 2019 Vienna
SAT-102 | Cirrhotic patients with vitamin d defici.. | Freya Rhodes .. | Freya Rhodes, Olivia Greenham,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-103 | Bone disease does not correlate with sev.. | Freya Rhodes .. | Freya Rhodes, Olivia Greenham,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-103 | A sublethal dose of acetaminophen suffic.. | Hui Ye .. | Hui Ye, Kang Zheng, Yulia A. N.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-104 | Factors associated with renal replaceme.. | Susana G. Rodrigues .. | Annalisa Berzigotti.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-105 | Rising economic burden following the dia.. | Manuel Romero Gomez .. | Manuel Romero Gomez, Nandita K.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-105 | Modulation of G protein alpha inhibiting.. | Qinggong Yuan .. | Amar Deep Sharma, Qinggong Yua.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-106 | Prevalence and survival of fungal perito.. | Noam Roth .. | Jade King, Emmanuel Wey, Jenni.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-106 | Combining endozepine-4 and blood ammonia.. | Mohamed Abaza .. | Ayman El Shayeb, Akram Deghady.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-107 | Emerging role of taurine conjugated bile.. | Rabab Oun Ali Anwar Ali .. | Rabab Ali, Gabriella Quinn, K.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-107 | Effect of a multifactorial intervention .. | Astrid Ruiz-Margain .. | Astrid Ruiz-Margain, May Espin.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-108 | Sarcopenia and nutritional status predic.. | John Ryan .. | John Ryan, Davide Roccarina, F.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-108 | Gut-derived GABA is strongly linked with.. | Jasmohan S Bajaj .. | Jasmohan S Bajaj, Qinglong Wu,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-109 | Increased plasma leukotriene B4 in decom.. | Natalia Becares .. | Natalia Becares, Alexander A M.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-109 | Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Will .. | Ana Santos .. | Ana Santos, Rosa Coelho, Marco.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-110 | Impact of rifaximin monotherapy or rifam.. | Arun Sanyal .. | Arun Sanyal, Zeev Heimanson, S.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-110 | A nutraceutical supplement rich in docos.. | Zoe Boyer-Diaz .. | Zoe Boyer-Diaz, Nicolo Manicar.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-111 | Procalcitonin level is a prognostic mark.. | Sho Sato .. | SHUNSUKE SATO, HIRONORI TSUZUR.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-111 | Albumin modulates endosomal TLR9 signali.. | Mireia Casulleras .. | Mireia Casulleras, José Alcara.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-111 | High efficacy and safety of the combinat.. | Armand Abergel .. | .. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
THU-112 | Real-world health care resource utilizat.. | Alessio Aghemo .. | Alessio Aghemo, Stefan Bourgeo.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
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.