[Milk microaspiration as a cause of recurrent bronchial obstruction in infants].
The presence of Lipid-Laden alveolar macrophages (L.L.M.) obtained by pharyngeal aspiration an stained by a modification of the Papanicolau staining procedure as prospectively evaluated in populations of milk-fed infants, under one year old, with a history of two or more episodes of obstructive bronchitis (n = 53), and compared to 29 control infants. Twenty-one infants (39%) with a past history of recurrent bronchitis were positive for the presence of LLM. The absence of LLM in 29 control infants suggest that the aspiration may be one cause of recurrent bronchitis in infants.
Centro de Asistencia Respiratoria Infantil, San Juan, Argentina.
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001239:Inhalation; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar; D008895:Milk, Human; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014617:Vacuoles
Microaspiración de leche como causa de obstrucción bronquial recurrente en lactantes.