Journal of Advanced Lung Health

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2023  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 30--33

Lung involvement in chronic occult aspiration


Gayathri Nair Karedath, K Praveen Kumar, V Nandini, M Krishnaprasad, E Shabana 
 Department of Pulmonology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Gayathri Nair Karedath
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala
India

Chronic occult aspiration is the chronic aspiration of small volumes of oral and gastric contents into the lung. This is also termed as chronic microaspiration. It can lead to symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and later lung involvement. This process is less familiar than the acute aspiration syndromes. Here, we present the case of an elderly male patient having diffuse esophageal spasm manifesting as recurrent chest pain and interstitial lung disease.


How to cite this article:
Karedath GN, Kumar K P, Nandini V, Krishnaprasad M, Shabana E. Lung involvement in chronic occult aspiration.J Adv Lung Health 2023;3:30-33


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Karedath GN, Kumar K P, Nandini V, Krishnaprasad M, Shabana E. Lung involvement in chronic occult aspiration. J Adv Lung Health [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 May 28 ];3:30-33
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