THE IRRITATIVE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON THE RESPIRATORY MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Authors: PAUL W. CLOUGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Editorial1 December 1956THE IRRITATIVE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON THE RESPIRATORY MUCOUS MEMBRANESPAUL W. CLOUGHPAUL W. CLOUGHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-6-1235 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor convenience in discussion we may distinguish between the immediate direct irritative action of tobacco smoke on the mucous membranes and its possible late carcinogenic effects. Because of the disturbing and ominous connotations of the word cancer, attention has been concentrated largely on this phase of the problem. There is increasing evidence, however, that the nonspecific irritative action may be even more important, particularly as a cause of obstructive emphysema.Familiarity tends to breed indifference if not contempt, and the "cigarette cough" resounding loudly among us and omnipresent in heavy smokers (of a pack and more a day) has been...1 A study of cigarettes, cigarette smoke and filters. 4. Regular cigarettes, king-size cigarettes and additional filter-tip cigarettes, (Chemical Laboratory, American Medical Association) J. A. M. A. 157: 1309-1311, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar2 Myerson MC: Smoker's larynx: a clinical pathological entity, Ann. Otol., Rhin. and Laryng. 59: 541-546 (Aug.) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 Waldbott GL: Smoker's respiratory syndrome: a clinical entity, J. A. M. A. 151: 1398-1400, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar4 GreeneBerkowitz BAS: Tobacco bronchitis: an anesthesiology study, Ann. Int. Med. 40: 729-742, 1954. LinkGoogle Scholar5 Abbott OA: A new approach to pulmonary emphysema, Thorax 8: 116-132, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6 Joules H: A preventive approach to common diseases of the lung, Brit. M. J. 2: 1259-1263, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7 Palmer KN: The role of smoking in bronchitis, Brit. M. T. 1: 1473-1474, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8 Oswald NC: Chronic bronchitis, Lancet 2: 843-844, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 Phillips RW: Chronic bronchitis—a neglected disease entity, Dis. Chest 26: 520-527, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10 Phillips AM: Chronic cough: analysis of etiologic factors in a survey of 1274 men, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 216-231, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar11 Lowell FC: A note on the association of emphysema, peptic ulcer and smoking, New England J. M. 254: 123-124, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12 Lowell FC: Chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema: a disease of smokers, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 268-274, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar13 HammondHorn ECD: The relationship between human smoking habits and death rates, J. A. M. A. 155: 1316-1328, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: PAUL W. CLOUGH PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySmoking and the Health of Older MenKrankheiten durch TabakrauchenExperimental Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Human Respiratory CiliaTHE BROADMINDED SPECIALISTSMOKING AND "CHRONIC BRONCHITIS" IN THE U.S.A.LUNG VOLUME IN SMOKERS AND NONSMOKERS*†HENRY BLACKBURN, M.D., JOSEF BROŽEK, Ph.D., HENRY L. TAYLOR, Ph.D.Respiratory acidosis in chronic pulmonary heart disease: Pathogenesis, clinical features and management 1 December 1956Volume 45, Issue 6Page: 1235-1241KeywordsAttentionEmphysemaMucous membranes ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...