Treatment of Bronchial Asthma

Influence of Cortisone on Induced Asthma and Bronchial Hyposensitization

“…It will be possible to shorten the cumbersome process of hyposensitization by proceeding in bolder steps under cortisone protection. So far the therapeutic success of hyposensitization has been poor, ip spite of the sometimes enthusiastic statements in many textbooks of allergy (see also Rackemann, 1932; Unger and Wolf, 1943). Hurst (1943) has expressed strong doubts of the efficacy of hyposensitization, and Herxheimer and Prior (1952) have shown that objective success is rare and can probably be achieved in only 2.5 to 4% of all asthmatics.…”

When the Asthmatic Child Leaves School

“…On the other hand, we must remember that the disease may begin after puberty. In a series of over 4,000, reported by Bray (1937), the onset in 14.1 per cent was in the second decade; Unger and Wolf (1943) found 15.7 per cent; and there is general agreement that there is a marked preponderance of females over males among those who develop asthma at this time (Table 1). All that we can conclude, therefore, is that the chances of improved health are better for boys than for girls at the outset of their careers.…”