- The inflammation process in asthma pathophysiology was identified after findings from an autopsy on patients with fatal asthma
- The findings from the autopsy showed airway infiltration with neutrophils, eosinophils and mast cells.
- There was also sub-basement membrane thickening, loss of epithelial cell integrity, goblet cell hyperplasia and mucous plugging
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma/. Accessed July 2013. Digital file. | | | | | |