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What Causes Blood Spotting In Thick Yellow Mucus With A Headache?

Hi there my mucus is thick dark yellow when I cough it up in the morning. My nose is also very stuffed and I have a headache. My feel "stuffed" and are occasionally popping. Last night when ... "horked"... up mucus to try and relieve myself there was a bit of red in it, so that was worrisome.
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Wed, 28 May 2014
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Hello
Thanks for your query.
From your history it seems to me that you are suffering from chronic sinusitis which needs to be evaluated properly by a CT scan of the sinuses in order to exclude anatomical defects and polyps to look for surgical indications of treatment. You need to consult a ENT surgeon for better management.
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Chest tightness and dry cough are suggestive of asthma for which you need to have a spirometry with bronchodialator reversibility test done to prove the diagnosis of asthma. Along with it you also need have sputum for acid-fast bacilli smear and sputum eosinophil count along with a chest x-ray to exclude other etiologies of chronic cough. You need to consult a pulmonologist soon and get yourself thoroughly examined.
Thank you.
Regards
Dr Arnab Maji
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What Causes Blood Spotting In Thick Yellow Mucus With A Headache?

Hello Thanks for your query. From your history it seems to me that you are suffering from chronic sinusitis which needs to be evaluated properly by a CT scan of the sinuses in order to exclude anatomical defects and polyps to look for surgical indications of treatment. You need to consult a ENT surgeon for better management. Hi Thanks for your query. Chest tightness and dry cough are suggestive of asthma for which you need to have a spirometry with bronchodialator reversibility test done to prove the diagnosis of asthma. Along with it you also need have sputum for acid-fast bacilli smear and sputum eosinophil count along with a chest x-ray to exclude other etiologies of chronic cough. You need to consult a pulmonologist soon and get yourself thoroughly examined. Thank you. Regards Dr Arnab Maji