Anahylactic shock and astmatic status are both serious complications of allergic diseases that might have deadly outcome. As known in the literature, it's very rare to occur together in the same time in one patient.
A 29-year-old-male athlete was introduced to our intensive care unit for experiencing anaphylactic shock and asthmatic status after running through grass fields near home. Upon arrival of emergency unit team, he had low blood preassure of 70/50 mmHg, and low oxygen saturation in 82% with altered mental status. After immediate application of epinephrine, prednisolone and salbutamol, his vital functions turned normal. He had mild asthma in childhood, but for the last 10 years, he had been asymptomatic without medication. For the recent 4 yeas, he had hay fever to grass pollen treated with intranasal glucocorticoid occasionaly and urticaria when exposed to almond and pork. Ten days before the reaction, he had an episode of hives while eating cake decorated with almond and after few minutes he had shortness of breathing, which was resolved on antihistamines. While testing sIgE, we found strong sensitization to grass and wheat, but not to insects or food he claimed to be eating.
He was prescribed a self-injectable epinephrine and asked to avoid running thrue grass fields.
We report a case of a male athlete who suffered from hypotension and asthmatic attack, provoked by grass polen.
Keywords: anaphylactic shock, asthmatic status, grass polen
Correspondence to: Jasmina Dimitrijevic Golez, MD,
Ambulanta Meznar, Gregorciceva 5, Celje , Slovenia
Tel:0038631315042
E-mail: jasmina.golez@gmail.com