Which of the following is not seen in a patient with bronchial asthma?
In patient with bronchial asthma there is hyper responsive airway which leads to HYPEROPHY of smooth muscles - Microscopic changes in airway - AIR-WAY REMODELLING - Occlusion of bronchi and bronchioles by thick, tenacious mucus plugs, which often contain shed epithelium called Curschmann spirals. - Eosinophils and Charcot-Leyden crystals; composed of an eosinophil protein called galectin-10 are also present.
Charcot-Leyden crystals in the sputum
Hyperplasia of submucosal glands
Smooth muscle atrophy
Viscid mucous plug
Obstructive Lung Disease