Is the coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract. The blood can come from the nose, mouth, throat, the airway passages leading to the lungs.
Coughing up of blood from the airways.
Spitting of blood from the lungs.
Coughing and spitting up of blood due to bleeding in any portion of the respiratory tract.
A condition in which someone coughs blood from the lungs, caused by a serious illness such as anaemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis or cancer.
Coughing or spitting of blood from the lungs or respiratory tract; often found among victims of child abuse, as a result of internal injuries.
Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract. The blood is usually frothy, bright red, and mixed with sputum. Uncommonly, it may occur in small amounts in mild upper respiratory infection and bronchitis; profuse bleeding usually indicates severe infection or disease of the bronchi or lungs. Heart disease may also result in small amounts of hemoptysis.
Coughing up blood or blood-tinged mucus.
The coughing up of blood. This symptom should always be taken seriously, however small the amount. In some patients the cause is not serious; in others it is never found. But it should always be reported to a doctor.
The coughing-up of blood from the lungs. The blood is usually bright red and frothy, thus distinguishing it from blood brought up from the stomach. It is a potentially serious sign of lung disease, although in elderly people haemoptysis may be due to a varicose condition of the small veins in the throat. In young people this condition is often due to bleeding from the nose, in which, owing to the position of the head, the blood runs backwards and is swallowed, instead of running forwards through the nostrils. It should always be brought to medical attention.
The expectoration of blood that arises from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs. Massive hemoptysis, which occurs rarely, should be managed by a pulmonary specialist experienced in bronchoscopy. Small amounts of hemoptysis may occur in many illnesses, including acute bronchitis, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, and cancers of the lung. Management depends on the underlying disorder. A careful history and physical examination, along with chest x-ray examination and laboratory studies, often help identify the underlying cause.