21-24 June Vienna
THU-501 | Access to liver transplant for women in .. | Marta Tejedor Bravo .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
SAT-501 | Metabolic profile reflects stages of fib.. | Roberta Forlano .. | .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
FRI-501 | Suitability of FibroScan, APRI and FIB-4.. | Alvaro Yagüe .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
THU-502-YI | Body composition and MAFLD are associate.. | Isabella Lurje .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
THU-503 | Cytomegalovirus reactivation is associat.. | Victoria Aguilera Sancho .. | S.Romero, I.Conde, A.Rubín, Ma.. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
SAT-503 | SAFE score yielded a better performance .. | Pimsiri Sripongpun .. | .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
SAT-504 | A descriptive analysis of transient elas.. | Claire Mullender .. | R. Owen 1,2 , M. Kohli 1,2 , I.. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
THU-504 | The influence of immunosuppression and r.. | Therese Bittermann .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
WED-505 | Rilpivirine as an anti-inflammatory agen.. | Ana Blas-García .. | Isabel Fuster-Martínez, Ángela.. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
THU-505 | Perfusate composition of transplanted an.. | Jule Dingfelder .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
SAT-505 | Liver stiffness measurements with a new .. | Victor De Lédinghen .. | .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
FRI-505 | CVI-301, a potent and ive thyroid hormon.. | Jingwen Liu .. | .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
THU-506 | Risk factors associated with surgical mo.. | Jinsoo Rhu .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
FRI-506 | Effects of a novel tetra-specific drug (.. | Yunki Kim .. | Ji-Hye Kim, Junyeop Lee, Jungh.. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
SAT-506 | Are non-invasive tests of fibrosis effec.. | Annalisa Cespiati .. | Rosa Lombardi, Sofia Carvalhan.. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
WED-506 | Characterization of portal inflammation .. | Zobair Younossi .. | .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
FRI-507 | Treatment monitoring with the Agile 3 sc.. | Laurent Castéra .. | Castéra L, Fournier-Poizat C, .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
SAT-507 | A biomarker of fibrosis resolution, CTX-.. | Ida Lnsmann .. | .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
WED-507 | b-Klotho deficiency in hepatic stellate .. | Giada Tria .. | Paolini E , Longo M , Panera .. | Metabolism, alcohol and toxicity.. | - - |
THU-507 | Clinical impact and treatment of veno-oc.. | Michela Triolo .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
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.