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ASPIRATION PNEUMONITIS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

Pneumonia due to the entrance of foreign matter, such as food particles, into the respiratory passages (bronchi).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Infection pulmonaire due au passage de débris alimentaires dans les voies respiratoires.

OBS

Les termes "pneumonie d'inhalation" et "pneumonie d'aspiration" ont été proposés à partir de "pneumopathies d'aspiration" et de "pneumopathies d'inhalation" qui ont été relevés dans l'Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale (EMRAD 1984 vol.3, section 32389-A-10, p.1).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
DEF

[Neumonía] debida a [la] inhalación de alimentos o de un material nocivo o infectivo.

OBS

En los niños con cuadros recurrentes de bronquiolitis hay que descartar neumopatía por aspiración debida a un trastorno funcional u orgánico como la alteración en el mecanismo de la deglución, reflujo gastroesofágico, fístula traqueoesofágica o compresión intrínseca de las vías aéreas por quistes o tumores del mediastino.

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