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P63: ETHNICITY AND ATOPY: THE PREVALENCE OF RHINITIS AND OTHER ALLERGY AMONGST PATIENTS WITH EPIDEMIC THUNDERSTORM ASTHMA
Author(s) -
Rangamuwa K,
Ruane L,
Barnes S,
Young A,
Bardin P,
Thien F
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.63_13578
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , atopy , allergy , ethnic group , family history , pediatrics , demography , immunology , sociology , anthropology
Introduction: In November 2016, Melbourne experienced the world’s most devastating episode of epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA). Allergic rhinitis and grass pollen allergy have been associated with ETSA. The aim of our study was to characterise the prevalence of rhinitis, asthma, undiagnosed asthma and previous allergy in ETSA patients who presented to emergency departments (ED) and whether this relates to their ethnicity.