Fatal Bronchial Asthma

Robertson, Carrick; Sinclair, K.B.

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4855.187

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“…September is the month when admissions with acute asthma reach their peak, and this is the time when virus isolations are at their lowest in our laboratory. These observations on the high incidence of admissions in the autumn months were also found by Richards et al (1967) in the U.S.A. Robertson & Sinclair (1954) in this country found that eleven of their eighteen deaths from asthma occurred in September and October. Virus isolations, however, follow closely the curve of admissions with upper and lower respiratory infections and not the asthma admissions.…”

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“…The incidence of bacterial infection found at autopsy in asthma deaths is low. Speizer, Doll & Heaf (1968) found, in 113 adults at post mortem, three with purulent pneumonia, two with bronchitis and one each with haemorrhagic pneumonia, bronchiectasis and bilateral tuberculosis-an incidence of approximately 10%, Robertson & Sinclair (1954) found 16'!^. Usually, only the classical bronchial plugging is found (Read,I96li).…”

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The role of infection in the morbidity of asthmatic children admitted to hospital

Disney

Matthews

Williams

1971

Clin Experimental Allergy

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Summary Two aspects of the role of infection in asthmatic attacks in children have been investigated. Virus isolations from children admitted to a paediatric department during 1968 showed close correlation with the incidence of admissions with upper respiratory tract infection and with lower respiratory tract infection. The peaks of virus isolation corresponded to the peaks of respiratory infection admissions. There was a clear dissociation between virus isolations and admissions with acute asthma. Fifty‐one children admitted with clinical acute attacks of asthma were investigated more thoroughly. Only three viruses were isolated from these case? compared to eleven viruses isolated from a control group of children with respiratory infections. The incidence of bacterial pathogens was similar in both groups. Serological evidence of virus infection was obtained in two out of twenty‐six children with asthma and in four out often children with respiratory infections. Our results indicate that bacterial or viral infections are not responsible for the autumn peak of asthma admissions.

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The role of infection in the morbidity of asthmatic children admitted to hospital

Disney

Matthews

Williams

1971

Clin Experimental Allergy

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“…Houston et al (1953) reported 9 deaths in status asthmaticus; 7 of the 9 had developed their asthma over the age of 35. Robertson and Sinclair (1954) reported 18 deaths from the Edingburgh Royal Infirmary: 11 of these occurred in patients developing asthma after age 35.…”

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“…Houston et al (1953) regarded psychological factors as important in 6 out of their 9 fatal cases and 5 of these fell into the late onset group. Robertson and Sinclair (1954) described 18 deaths in asth matics of whom 11 had developed asthma after age 35 : "a psycho logical background" was present either as a primary or a secondary factor in 12 cases.…”

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