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FRI-133 | HCV neutralizing antibody responses in n.. | Dorothea Bankwitz .. | Dorothea Bankwitz, Akash Bah.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-134 | Comparative analysis of intrahepatic and.. | Jan-Hendrik Bockmann .. | Jan-Hendrik Bockmann, Matin Ko.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
SAT-134 | Hypercoagulopathy risk factors in liver .. | Nataliya Virstyuk .. | Nataliya Virstyuk, Nataliya Ma.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-134 | Clinical and virological characteristics.. | Julia Dietz .. | de Salazar, Vermehren, Merino,.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-135 | Toll-like receptor signalling induces ch.. | Ruth Broering .. | Luo Xufeng, Lu Mengji, Baba Hi.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
THU-135 | Real-world HCV treatment in HCV-HIV coin.. | Rick Elion .. | Dushyantha Jayaweera, Janna Ra.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
SAT-135 | Splenomegaly status does not impact the .. | Michael Vredenburg .. | Amir Qamar, kavita aggarwal, M.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-136 | Hepatocellular carcinoma does not impact.. | Michael Vredenburg .. | Naim Alkhouri, kavita aggarwal.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-136 | Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for 8 weeks cures .. | Manal Hamdy El-Sayed .. | Manal Hamdy El-Sayed, mohamed .. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-136 | Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) mir.. | Chengcong Chen .. | Chengcong Chen, Yongyin Li, Li.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-137 | l-carnitine impedes hepatitis B surface .. | Shuqin Gu .. | Shuqin Gu, Ling Guo, Chengcong.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
THU-137 | DAA therapy in women of child bearing ag.. | Manal Hamdy El-Sayed .. | Manal Hamdy El-Sayed, wafaa el.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
SAT-137 | Adverse drug reactions in patients with .. | Rianne A. Weersink .. | Rianne A. Weersink, Katja Taxi.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-138 | High efficacy and improvement in CPT cla.. | Steven Flamm .. | Steven Flamm, Eric Lawitz, Bri.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
FRI-138 | HBVcore- versus HBVpolymerase-specific C.. | Kathrin Heim .. | Kathrin Heim, Anita Schuch, El.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
SAT-138 | Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: A 2-year longi.. | Signe Wiese .. | Jens Hove, Silje Mo, Naja Dam .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
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FRI-139 | Intrahepatic transcriptional profiling o.. | Ning Li .. | Ning Li, Kangkang Yu, Minhui D.. | Viral hepatitis.. | - - |
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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.