ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine
Fatal and near-fatal thunderstorm asthma epidemic in a desert country.
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- Triggering mechanisms of acute thunderstorm asthma: epithelial barrier disruption and immune dysregulation.Respiratory research · 2026Review
- Thunderstorm allergy and asthma: state of the art.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- Managing Exacerbations in Thunderstorm Asthma: Current Insights.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Review
- Thunderstorm-asthma, two cases observed in Northern Italy.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2020Article
- Thunderstorm Asthma: Looking Back and Looking Forward.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2020Review
- The Saudi initiative for asthma - 2024 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
- The Saudi Initiative for Asthma - 2021 Update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundReports of thunderstorm asthma in the Middle East are few. This study is the first to report on cases of near-fatal and fatal thunderstorm asthma in Kuwait on December 1, 2016.
methodsWe conducted a chart review and interview with adult patients admitted to Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital with near-fatal asthma, defined as an exacerbation requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation or hypercapnia with a PaCO
resultsA total of 17 patients were admitted with near-fatal asthma. Fifteen patients (93.8%) had a prior history of asthma, with an average duration of 9 years. Five patients (33.3%) reported receiving a corticosteroid inhaler from their physician. Fifteen patients (93.8%) reported relying on a short-acting β2-agonist alone to manage their asthma. Eleven patients (68.8%) reported being outdoors during the storm. Eleven patients were diagnosed with fatal asthma.
conclusionThe study is the first to report on a thunderstorm-associated asthma epidemic in Kuwait and emphasizes the potential dangers associated with this entity.
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