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Causes could include:

Aspiration of Food Material

Pulmonary aspiration of fluid

Aspirated gastric contents in lower respiratory tract

Aspirated foreign body of lower respiratory tract

Aspiration pneumonia is caused by breathing foreign materials(usually food, liquids, vomit, or fluids from the mouth) into the lungs. This may lead to:.A collection of pus in the lungs(lung abscess) An inflammatory reaction A lung infection( pneum...

Source:ADAM

Date:March 17, 2009

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