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Thunderstorm-asthma, two cases observed in Northern Italy

Thunderstorm asthma is a rare event: in this letter we describe two cases observed during the same month of 2018 at an Italian Emergency department, assessed by the same medical team and according to the same methodology and approach. Given the infrequency of such a phenomenon and the debate around...

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Autores principales: Spina, Maria Francesca, Banfi, Paolo Innocente, Nicolini, Antonello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7499097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983454
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2020.679
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spelling pubmed-74990972020-09-25 Thunderstorm-asthma, two cases observed in Northern Italy Spina, Maria Francesca Banfi, Paolo Innocente Nicolini, Antonello Multidiscip Respir Med Letter to the Editor Thunderstorm asthma is a rare event: in this letter we describe two cases observed during the same month of 2018 at an Italian Emergency department, assessed by the same medical team and according to the same methodology and approach. Given the infrequency of such a phenomenon and the debate around its nature, frequency, and - at times - existence, we strongly believe it is important for all specialists who observe such cases to report them, building an evidence base to expand its knowledge and understanding. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2020-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7499097/ /pubmed/32983454 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2020.679 Text en ©Copyright: the Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (by-nc 4.0) which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Spina, Maria Francesca
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Thunderstorm-asthma, two cases observed in Northern Italy
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title_short Thunderstorm-asthma, two cases observed in Northern Italy
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topic Letter to the Editor
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7499097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983454
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2020.679
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