Fatal and near-fatal thunderstorm asthma epidemic in a desert country

BACKGROUND: Reports 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. METHODS: We conducted a chart review and interview with adult patients admitted to Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital wi...

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Main Authors: Fatima Ali, Naser Behbehani, Noura Alomair, Assad Taher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2019;volume=14;issue=2;spage=155;epage=160;aulast=Ali