Derived from Greek—Flax
Clinical Symptoms:
Tightness of the chest Cough
Asthmatic wheezing
Fever
Also called as Monday fever or Monday sickness Since after a day breaks the person’s feel reappearance of symptoms.
Pathology :
Mechanism of bronchial reaction is not uniformed in all patients
Initially it produces Broncho spasm,
Oedema of respiratory mucosa Lung muscles (i.e) Smooth muscles & Mucous glands of central airway are hypertrophied.
It has both features of Chronic bronchitis & Emphysema.
GRADES :
- Grade 0 – Symptom less on Monday
- Grade ½ – Occasional chest tightness on the 1st working day of the week or mild symptoms such as irritation of the respiratory tract.
- Grade 1 – Chest tightness or Breathlessness on the 1st day of the working week only.
- Grade 2 – Chest tightness or Breathlessness on the 1st day & other days.
- Grade 3 – Chest tightness or Breathlessness accompanied by permanent respiratory incapacity from reduced ventillatory capacity
