This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Respiration, Subject name: Pathology
Not a feature of bronchial asthma: 
Select and explain. 
A. Thickening of bronchial wall, B. Increase in number of goblet glands, C. Hypertrophy of smooth muscle, D. Increased Ig E
A: Thickening of bronchial wall
Answer: A: Thickening of bronchial wall 
Explanation: 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.