The Role of Cortisone in the Treatment of Severe Bronchial Asthma

Abstract

CORTISONE has become increasingly available for therapy, and many investigators^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10} have reported its dramatic role in the relief of asthmatic attacks; yet the mechanism by which it relieves symptoms is still unknown. All are now in agreement that asthma returns once cortisone therapy is stopped, and the proper management of bronchial asthma, therefore, still must be primarily concerned with an attempt to make an etiologic diagnosis. This study considers the selection of appropriate cases for the administration of cortisone and optimal dosage levels.Selection of CasesWe have found cortisone useful in the following types of severe asthma: patients with . . .