Thunderstorm-related asthma attacks

Gennaro D'Amato; Isabella Annesi Maesano; Antonio Molino; Carolina Vitale; Maria D'Amato

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2017.03.003

Thunderstorm-related asthma attacks

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Jun;139(6):1786-1787. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

Authors

Gennaro D'Amato¹, Isabella Annesi Maesano², Antonio Molino³, Carolina Vitale⁴, Maria D'Amato³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Department of Chest Diseases, High Speciality A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: gdamatomail@gmail.com.
² Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory Diseases Department (EPAR), Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP UMRS1136), UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Saint-Antoine Medical School, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.
³ First Division of Pneumology, High Speciality Hospital "V. Monaldi" and University "Federico II" Medical School Naples, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

PMID: 28342913
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.03.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Bronchial asthma; asthma-related deaths; meteorological factors and asthma; near-fatal asthma; prevention of thunderstorm-related asthma; severe asthma; thunderstorm-related asthma.

Publication types

Editorial
Letter

MeSH terms

Allergens
Asthma / diagnosis*
Asthma / epidemiology
Asthma / etiology*
Disease Progression
Disease Susceptibility
Humans
Pollen
Rain*
Seasons

Substances

Allergens