Aspiration pneumonia causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunny Kumar MD [2], Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[3]
Overview
Aspiration pneumonia is caused by aspiration of different particles including secretions, gastric contents or any foreign material which reaches lung parenchyma and damages lung tissue by inflammation. Microorganisms that are responsible for aspiration pneumonia include S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, Enteric bacilli, Hemophilus species, Neisseria species, M. catarrhalis, P. aeruginosa.
Causes
Common Causes
Aspiration pneumonia may be caused by:[1]
- Inhalation of different particles such as:
- Microorganisms that are responsible for aspiration pneumonia include:[2]
Less Common Causes
Less common causes of aspiration pneumonia include:
- Inhalation of different particles such as:
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 | S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, Enteric bacilli, Hemophilus species, Neisseria species, M. catarrhalis, P. aeruginosa |
| 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 | Aspiration of different particles including secretions, gastric contents or foreign body |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of aspiration pneumonia in alphabetical order.
- Aspiration of different particles including secretions, gastric contents or foreign
- Enteric bacilli
- Hemophilus species
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Neisseria species
- P. aeruginosa
- S. aureus
- S. pneumoniae
References
- ↑ DiBardino, David M.; Wunderink, Richard G. (2015). “Aspiration pneumonia: A review of modern trends”. Journal of Critical Care. 30 (1): 40–48. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.07.011. ISSN 0883-9441.
- ↑ Lanspa, Michael J.; Jones, Barbara E.; Brown, Samuel M.; Dean, Nathan C. (2013). “Mortality, morbidity, and disease severity of patients with aspiration pneumonia”. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 8 (2): 83–90. doi:10.1002/jhm.1996. ISSN 1553-5592.
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