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WED-339-YI | Thromboelastography-guided coagulopathy .. | Hamed Komeylian .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-340 | An overview on microbial population in l.. | Shirin Demma .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-340 | ACLF grade is not independently associat.. | Jubi De Haan .. | Fabian Termorshuizen, Nicolett.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-340 | MELD-sarcopenia and clinically significa.. | Elba Llop .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-340-YI | Imperfect maturation in erythroid progen.. | Deepika . .. | Chhagan Bihari, Jaswinder Mara.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-341 | The combination of LACE index, MELD on d.. | Yolanda Sánchez .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-341 | Outcomes, clinical trajectories and risk.. | Martin Schulz .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-341 | Study of epigenetic control of LSECtin i.. | Enrique Angel .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-341 | Spleen stiffness assessed by point shear.. | Vaclav Smid .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-342 | Factors associated with inpatient albumi.. | Marina Serper .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-342 | VSIG4 as a biomarker for the diagnosis a.. | Jun Li .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-342-YI | Suppression of the pituitary-adrenal axi.. | Lukas Hartl .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-342 | Nitazoxanide counteracts lipopolysacchar.. | Vanessa Legry .. | Marie Bobowski-Gerard, Nicolas.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
SAT-343-YI | Role of non neoplastic portal vein throm.. | Sarah Shalaby .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-343-YI | Serum PDL1 levels are associated with in.. | Adria Juanola .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-343 | The prognostic impact of each organ fail.. | Jung Hee Kim .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-343-YI | Metabolic Derangements in Hematopoietic .. | Deepanshu Maheshwari .. | Nidhi Nautiyal, Anupama Kumari.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-344-YI | Validation of automatic cell counting ba.. | Aitor Odriozola Herrán .. | .. | 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.