Bronchiolar obstruction associated with repeated aspiration of vegetable material in two children with cerebral palsy

Charles L. Gadol, Vijay V. Joshi, Eun Young Lee

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Abstract

Chronic reactive bronchiolar obstruction has not been noted to occur with repeated aspiration of food materials. In this report, we describe two autopsy cases of children aged 8 years and 22 months with cerebral palsy, one with documented and treated esophageal reflux, and both with histories of repeated aspiration pneumonia. In each case, the lungs showed multiple nodules of hyalinized tissue and organized exudate obstructing the bronchiolar lumina, with multinucleated foreign body‐type giant cells surrounding intraluminal vegetable particles. It is suggested that chronic bronchiolar obstruction was a significant contributing cause of respiratory insufficiency and consequent morbidity in these patients with cerebral palsy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)437-439
Number of pages3
JournalPediatric Pulmonology
Volume3
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

Keywords

  • Foreign body granulomas
  • cerebral palsy
  • luminal obstruction
  • respiratory insufficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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