Gamuts

Chronic aspiration pneumonia in a child

Foreign body aspiration occurs when a foreign body enters the airway which can cause difficulty breathing or choking. Objects may reach the respiratory tract and the digestive tract from the mouth and nose, but when an object enters the respiratory tract it is termed aspiration. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Achalasia
Amyotonia congenita
Brain damage
Cerebral palsy
Chalasia
Choanal atresia
Cleft palate
Congenital laryngeal wall deficiency
Debilitation
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Esophageal atresia
Esophageal stenosis
Hiatal hernia
Idiopathic aspiration pneumonia
Laryngotracheal cleft
Lipoid pneumonia
Malnutrition
Meningomyelocele
Micrognathia
Neuromuscular disorder
Paralysis
Poliomyelitis
Quadriplegia
Riley-Day syndrome
Tracheal lesion
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Vascular ring
Werdnig-Hoffman disease
May Be Caused by
Achalasia
Amyotonia congenita
Brain damage
Cerebral palsy
Chalasia
Choanal atresia
Cleft palate
Congenital laryngeal wall deficiency
Debilitation
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Esophageal atresia
Esophageal stenosis
Hiatal hernia
Idiopathic aspiration pneumonia
Laryngotracheal cleft
Lipoid pneumonia
Malnutrition
Meningomyelocele
Micrognathia
Neuromuscular disorder
Paralysis
Poliomyelitis
Quadriplegia
Riley-Day syndrome
Tracheal lesion
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Vascular ring
Werdnig-Hoffman disease


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