THE PRESENT STATUS OF BRONCHOSCOPY IN BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
Authors: Louis H. Clerf
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 February 1936THE PRESENT STATUS OF BRONCHOSCOPY IN BRONCHIAL ASTHMALOUIS H. CLERF, M.D., F.A.C.P.LOUIS H. CLERF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-8-1050 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a discussion of bronchial asthma one should bear in mind that patients sent as cases of asthma for investigation or treatment often present signs or symptoms that do not conform to the textbook description of this condition. In other words, there are many pathologic conditions that simulate asthma and may be regarded clinically as such. It is only by a careful study that the correct diagnosis is made. The rôle of bronchoscopy in bronchial asthma therefore includes the investigation of the tracheobronchial tree to rule out certain conditions that might simulate asthma. In addition bronchoscopy permits the collection of...Bibliography BROWN GT: The diagnosis of bacterial allergy, South. Med. Jr., 1934, xxvii, 856. CrossrefGoogle Scholar CLARKE JA: Pulmonary atelectasis as a complication of bronchial asthma, Arch. Int. Med., 1930, xlv, 624. CrossrefGoogle Scholar CLERF LH: Bronchoscopy as an aid in diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1927, lxxxix, 872. CrossrefGoogle Scholar FLETCHER GW: Asthma from the standpoint of the rhinologist, Manitoba Med., 1935. Google Scholar HALLIDAY AA: On the bronchoscopic method of diagnosis and treatment of certain disorders of the lungs and bronchi, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1927, xvii, 561. Google Scholar JACKSON C: Chronic nonspecific infection of the lungs, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1926, lxxxvii, 727. Google Scholar KERN RA: Problems in diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma and hay fever, Atlantic Med. Jr., 1926, xxix, 334. Google Scholar LUKENS RM: Bronchoscopy in the treatment of asthma, Laryngoscope, 1925, xxxv, 227. Google Scholar MOORE WF: Ciliary inhibition or destruction in tracheobronchial asthma, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1925, clxix, 799. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WEILLE FL: Studies in asthma, New Eng. Jr. Med., 1931, ccv, 848. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication November 25, 1935. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBACTERIAL VACCINES IN THE TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMAAsthma bronchialeLXXXII The Allergic Factor in Chronic Bronchopulmonary InfectionsBronchoscopic therapy in allergic asthmaUSE AND ABUSE OF BRONCHOSCOPY IN ALLERGIC ASTHMALXXIV Bronchopulmonary Infections in Allergic IndividualsSurvey of bronchial asthma in soldiers: Bronchoscopic findings and incidence of respiratory infectionXCV Recent Advances in Otolaryngologic AllergyAllergy as related to otolaryngology and ophthalmologyProgress in asthma and hay fever 1 February 1936Volume 9, Issue 8Page: 1050-1056KeywordsAsthmaBronchoscopySigns and symptoms ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...