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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
High-Yield 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.

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