10-14 April 2019 Vienna
SAT-112 | Each additional infection significantly .. | Marie Schultalbers .. | Marie Schultalbers, Tammo Lamb.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-112 | Prediction of treatment failures in a mu.. | Louise China .. | Louise China, Natalia Becares,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-113 | Non-invasive assessment of HVPG with qua.. | Robert Scott .. | Christopher R Bradley, Eleanor.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-113 | Comparison between safety and efficacy o.. | Mohamed Ahmed .. | mohamed ahmed, Abdelfattah Han.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-113 | Matrix stiffness modulates the phenotype.. | Sergi Guixé-Muntet .. | Sergi Guixé-Muntet, Marti Orte.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-114 | Impact of farnesoid X receptor polymorph.. | Georg Semmler .. | Georg Semmler, Bernhard Schein.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-114 | A comparison of currently available dire.. | Arshia Alimohammadi .. | Arshia Alimohammadi , Tianna M.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-115 | Toll-like receptor 4: A novel therapeuti.. | Annarein Kerbert .. | Annarein Kerbert, Yalda Sharif.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-115 | Fondaparinux vs low molecular weight hep.. | Marco Senzolo .. | Marco Senzolo, Salvatore Piano.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-115 | Effects of health-related quality of lif.. | Schfer Arne .. | Schfer Arne, Stefan Christense.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-116 | Capturing the complexities of the immune.. | Victoria Kronsten .. | Victoria Kronsten, Charlotte W.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-116 | Effectiveness of the salvage therapy sof.. | Bruce Bacon .. | Bruce Bacon, Michael Curry, St.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
SAT-116 | Development and validation of a novel mo.. | . Shalimar .. | Gyanranjan Rout, Ramesh Kumar,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-117 | Enhanced liver fibrosis score is an accu.. | Benedikt Simbrunner .. | Benedikt Simbrunner, Rodrig Ma.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-117 | Evaluation of risk factors associated wi.. | Silvia Barbaliscia .. | Silvia Barbaliscia, Velia Chia.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-117 | The gain of function mutation of SerpinB.. | Andrea Martini .. | Andrea Martini, Filippo Marafa.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-118 | Estimating proportion of cirrhosis and h.. | Marieta Simonova .. | Marieta Simonova, Otilia Mard.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-118 | Factors associated with hepatitis C trea.. | Sofia Bartlett .. | Sofia Bartlett, Stanley Wong, .. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-118 | Decreased cognitive performance is assoc.. | Carmina Montoliu .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-119 | Distinct salivary microbiome profile in .. | Theodora Oikonomou .. | Theodora Oikonomou, Ioannis Go.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
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.