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WED-333 | Temporal trajectory of the model for end.. | Niv Zmora .. | Lian BannonOren ShiboletLiane .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
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FRI-334 | Cholestatic liver disease is alleviated .. | Wenfang Gui .. | Mikal Jacob Hole, Antonio Moli.. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
THU-334 | Current transition management of adolesc.. | Joao Madaleno .. | .. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
SAT-334 | TIPS under-dilation strategy with new co.. | Dario Saltini .. | Cristian Caporali, Federica In.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-335 | Association of polymorphisms in genes of.. | Janett Fischer .. | Niclas Selzer.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
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SAT-335-YI | Is elastography needed for diagnosing cA.. | Georg Semmler .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-336 | Applicability of EASL clinical guideline.. | Melisa Dirchwolf .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-336-YI | Systemic inflammation remains a critical.. | Benedikt Hofer .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-336 | Blockade of IL-18 via long-acting IL-18 .. | Dong-Hyun Kim .. | .. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
THU-336 | Odevixibat therapy in patients with MYO5.. | Emmanuel Gonzalès .. | B. RoquelaureM. Sciveres,T. Gr.. | General Hepatology.. | - - |
WED-337 | Progression of cirrhosis is not associat.. | Alina Buliarca .. | B. Procopet, R. Craciun, D. Ma.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
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SAT-338-YI | Clinical profile and outcomes of porto-s.. | Love Garg .. | Arun Vaidya, Kashmira Kawli, S.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
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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.