Aspiration pneumonia

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title: Aspiration pneumonia
text: Aspiration pneumonia is a type of lung infection that is due to a relatively large amount of material from the stomach or mouth entering the lungs. Signs and symptoms often include fever and cough of relatively rapid onset. Complications may include lung abscess, acute respiratory distress syndrome, empyema, and parapneumonic effusion. Some include chemical induced inflammation of the lungs as a subtype, which occurs from acidic but non-infectious stomach contents entering the lungs. Infection c
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description: Medical condition
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspiration_pneumonia
date created: 2005-03-20T16:34:08Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T08:31:15Z
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