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Bloody Sputum Symptoms

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Terms related to Bloody Sputum:

  • Blood In Spit
  • Bloody Mucus
  • Coughing Up Blood
  • Hemoptysis
  • Spitting Up Blood

Bloody sputum (spitting up blood or bloody mucus) can come from common forms of infection in the lungs and airways, such as acute bronchitis or pneumonia. Bloody sputum can also come from cancer of the lung. Whenever bloody sputum is present and cannot be attributed to a curable condition, a complete lung evaluation is warranted. Bloody sputum is also referred to as hemoptysis.

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Causes of Bloody Sputum
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    • Amyloidosis Amyloidosis is a group of diseases resulting from abnormal deposition of certain proteins (amyloids) in various bodily areas. The...learn more »
    • Bladder Cancer Treatment for bladder cancer depends on the stage of the disease, the grade of the tumor, and the type of bladder cancer. Options...learn more »
    • Bronchiectasis Bronchiectasis is a condition in which the bronchial tubes of the lung become damaged. Inflammation from infection or other...learn more »
    • Chronic Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis is a cough that occurs daily with production of sputum that lasts for at least three months, two years in a...learn more »
    • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in a vein located deep in the muscles of the legs, thighs, pelvis (lower torso), or...learn more »
    • Lung Cancer Lung cancer kills more men and women than any other form of cancer. Eight out of 10 lung cancers are due to tobacco smoke. Lung...learn more »
    • Plague Plague is an infectious disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which is primarily found in rodents the fleas that feed...learn more »
    • Pneumonia Pneumonia is inflammation of one or both lungs with consolidation. Pneumonia is frequently but not always due to infection. The...learn more »
    • Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Symptoms include weakness, fever,...learn more »
    • Wegener's Granulomatosis Wegener's granulomatosis, a condition that usually affects young or middle-aged adults, is an inflammation of the arteries...learn more »
Other Causes of Bloody Sputum
  • Bleeding disorder including anticoagulant therapy
  • Bronchial adenoma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Foreign body material in the lung
  • Fungus infection of the lung such as coccidiomycosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis
  • Goodpasteur's syndrome
  • Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
  • Lung abscess
  • Mitral stenosis
  • Parasites including schistosomiasis, paragonimus westermani
  • Rare lung tumors
  • Trauma to the lung
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