Abstract:
One hundred adult patients with Bronchial Asthma were studied.
The clinical pattern of asthma as seen in our adult asthmatic population is
compared with other countries in the tropical and temperate zones. In the majority
the disease started after the age of 20 years. Age of onset was earlier for females.
Associated atopic diseases were not common. The main precipitating factors were
rainy weather, upper respiratory tract infections, various food items and dusts
High eosinophil Counts were common in the absence of Tropical pulmonary
Eosinophilia. Right ventricular hypertrophy and failure was extremely rare.
