Clinical and Pathological Observations in Fatal Bronchial Asthma
Authors: EDWARD P. COHEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Case Studies1 January 1965Clinical and Pathological Observations in Fatal Bronchial AsthmaReport of a Case Treated with the Immunosuppressive Drug, AzathioprineEDWARD P. COHEN, M.D., THOMAS L. PETTY, M.D., ANDOR SZENTIVANYI, M.D., ROBERT E. PRIEST, M.D.EDWARD P. COHEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS L. PETTY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANDOR SZENTIVANYI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT E. PRIEST, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-1-103 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite many recent advances in the understanding of mechanisms of allergic disease, the definitive treatment of asthma remains elusive. The medicinal treatment of asthma consists primarily of a combination of mild sedation, antibiotics, bronchodilating agents, and corticosteroids. Although the basic underlying cause of the disease is unaffected, these measures often are sufficient to evoke symptomatic relief.There is a group of asthmatics who are refractory to the usual measures. These patients require high doses of steroids to control their symptoms, use large amounts of bronchodilatory agents, and are seemingly unimproved by desensitization procedures. Little seasonal incidence to their symptoms can...References1. WALDBOTT GL: Nitrogen mustard in the treatment of bronchial asthma. Ann. Allerg. 10: 428, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ROSENWEIGFILLEY DYGF: Postmortem lung studies (mechanical and bronchographic properties). Amer. Rev. Resp. Dis. 88: 6, 1963. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. PETTYMIERCOURTFILLEYMITCHELL TLRGFRS: Airway structure and function of postmortem lungs. Transactions of the 23rd Research Conference on Pulmonary Diseases, VA Armed Forces, 23, 1964 (in press). Google Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver, ColoradoFrom the Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colo.This work was supported in part by grants AI-04152, 2TIHE-5450-04, and AI-04191, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Dr. Cohen is a Research Career Development Awardee, U. S. Public Health Service.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Edward P. Cohen, M.D., Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Medical Center, 4200 East Ninth Ave., Denver, Colo. 80220. 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