BRONCHIAL ASTHMA: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON ETIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FACTORS
Authors: Milton B. Cohen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 April 1944BRONCHIAL ASTHMA: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON ETIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FACTORSMILTON B. COHEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.MILTON B. COHEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-4-590 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere are many classifications of bronchial asthma to be found in the literature. Their number and the difficulty in classifying many patients under them indicates the necessity for a reclassification. This should be based on (a) a knowledge of the pathology of the disease, (b) the mechanisms involved in the production of the pathologic changes and (c) the symptoms produced thereby.As early as 18681 Hyde Salter separated bronchial asthma from other conditions which simulated it and attempted an etiological classification which is copied below.The terms intrinsic and extrinsic as used by Salter refer to the bronchial tree. Those...Bibliography1. SALTER HH: On asthma: Its pathology and treatment, Ed. 2, 1868, Churchill, London. Google Scholar2. WALKER IC: A clinical study of 400 patients with bronchial asthma, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1918, clxxix, 288. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. RACKEMANN FM: Studies in asthma. (1) A clinical survey of 1074 patients with asthma followed for two years, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1927, xii, 1185. Google Scholar4. KLINECOHENRUDOLPH BSMBYA: Histologic changes in allergic and non allergic wheals, Jr. Allergy, 1932, iii, 531. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. GILLIES AD: The histology of nasal polypi, Med. Jr. Australia, 1940, ii, 149. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ARTHUS M: Injection répéteés de sérum du cheval chez le lapin, Compt.-rend. Soc. de Biol., 1903, lv, 817. Google Scholar7. HUBERKOESSLER HLKK: The pathology of bronchial asthma, Arch. Int. Med., 1922, xxx, 669. Google Scholar8. DRAGSTEDT CA: Anaphylaxis and allergy, ANN. INT. MED., 1939, xiii, 248. Google Scholar9. KATZ C: Histamine release in the allergic skin reaction, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1942, xlix, 272. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. ROSE B: Studies on blood histamine in cases of allergy; blood histamine during wheal formation, Jr. Allergy, 1941, xii, 327. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. KATZCOHEN GS: Experimental evidence of histamine release in allergy, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1941, xvii, 1782. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. LEWIS T: The blood vessels of the human skin and their responses, 1927, Shaw and Sons, Ltd., London. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication October 7, 1942.From the Asthma and Hay Fever Clinic. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma with Onset Past Middle LifeA historical account of death from asthmaSTUDIES IN BRONCHIAL ASTHMA I.Asthma bronchialeAsthma: Classification of causes 1 April 1944Volume 20, Issue 4Page: 590-596KeywordsAsthmaFevers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...