Not a feature of bronchial asthma:: (A) Thickening of bronchial wall, (B) Increase in number of goblet glands, (C) Hypertrophy of smooth muscle, (D) Increased Ig E
Answer is A. Ref: Robbin E-book, P 502-504* Increased numbers of goblet cells (goblet cell hyperplasia) is part of airway remodelling in asthma.* The remodelling also includes epithelial proliferation, thickening of the reticular basement membrane, increased bronchial vascularity and hypertrophy of smooth muscle and submucosal glands.* Thickening of bronchial wall is seen in bronchiectasis.