PATHOGENESIS OF ASTHMA * Based on the stimuli initiating Bronchial asthma, two broad etiologic types are traditionally described: * Extrinsic(allergic,atropic) Asthma * Intrinsic(idiosyncratic, non-atropic) Asthma * A third type is a mixed pattern in which the features do not fit clearly into either of the two main types. EXTRINSIC (ATROPIC, ALLERGIC) ASTHMA * This is […]
