neonatal aspiration syndrome
MONDO:0024263Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names neonatal aspiration syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Aspiration of meconium, blood, amniotic fluid or gastric contents around the time of delivery resulting in clinical symptoms from airway obstruction, parenchymal injury, and ventilation-perfusion mismatch. This may lead to persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0024263), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
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