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FRI-344-YI | Proteomics and metabolomics of bile reve.. | Nupur Sharma .. | .. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
THU-344 | Constant alcohol consumption exacerbates.. | Farzaneh Tamnanloo .. | Xiaoru ChenMariana M. Oliveira.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-345-YI | Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalop.. | Simon Johannes Gairing .. | C. Mangini3, L. Zarantonello3,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-345-YI | Targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cel.. | Emilio Flint .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-345 | Serum proteomics reveals association of .. | Revital Aricha .. | .. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
SAT-345-YI | Bacterial translocation has an early ons.. | Benedikt Simbrunner .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-346 | Vitamin D deficiency associates with gut.. | Pei-Chang Lee .. | Kuei-Chuan Lee,Hsiao-Sheng Lu,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-346 | Cirrhosis alters receptor mediated clear.. | Bethany James .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-346 | Combination of Ileal bile acid transport.. | Caroline Klindt-Morgan .. | .. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
SAT-346-YI | Efficacy of long term albumin therapy in.. | Deepanshu Khanna .. | Premashis kar, Pabitra sahu.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-347-YI | Comparison of coagulation parameters as .. | Maria Pallozzi .. | Lucia Giuli, Francesco Santopa.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-347 | Evaluation of the effect of glucocortico.. | Qamar Niaz .. | Mohadese Shokrian Zeini, Marya.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-347-YI | Production of reactive oxidant species a.. | Scott Davies .. | Naomi Richardson, Grace Wootto.. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
SAT-347-YI | Recently validated non-invasive tests fo.. | Vlad Taru .. | M. Taru, B. Petrushev, I. Rusu.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
WED-348 | Development and external validation of a.. | Sebastián Marciano .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-348 | The cell cycle protein Cyclin E1 mediate.. | Christian Penners .. | .. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
SAT-348 | Earlier diagnosis of hepatorenal syndrom.. | Richard Frederick .. | Florence Wong, Hugo E. Vargas,.. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
THU-348-YI | Distinct changes in the inflammatory pro.. | Mona-May Langer .. | .. | Cirrhosis and complications.. | - - |
FRI-349-YI | Depletion of excess liver copper amelior.. | Dennis Koob .. | .. | Immune-mediated and cholestatic diseases.. | - - |
SAT-349 | Predicting esophageal varices and varice.. | Fares Mashal .. | Nimy John, Shakshi Sharma, Mau.. | 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.