Serial Courses of Corticotrophin or Cortisone in Chronic Bronchial Asthma

Abstract

THE efficacy of corticotrophin (ACTH) and cortisone in relieving the acute paroxysms of bronchial asthma has been observed by many, and it has been recognized that periods of complete freedom lasting several weeks or months may be induced by a single course of hormone therapy.^{1 2 3 4 5} It has not as yet been established, however, what place hormone therapy will have in the long-term management of chronic or recurrent asthma. The present communication is concerned with an analysis of the clinical course in 5 asthmatic patients who have received from 13 to 23 different courses of treatment with corticotrophin or cortisone over . . .