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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Aspiration pneumonia is caused by inhalation of secretions, gastric contents or any foreign material which reaches lung paraenchyma and damages lung tissueby inflammation

Causes

Life-threatening Causes

  • Life-threatening causes of aspiration pneumonia include stroke, unconsciousness, and brain-stem palsy.

Common Causes

Aspiration pneumonia may be caused by breathing in:

  • food
  • saliva
  • liquids
  • vomit


Less Common Causes

Less common causes of aspiration pneumonia include inhalation of:

  • meconium
  • foreign body
  • oil

Genetic Causes

  • There are no genetic causes of aspiration pneumonia but patients with paralysis of LCN lower cranial nerves() due to syndromes are prone to aspiration syndromes. They may inculde:
    • Cerebral parlay

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.

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