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What Causes Cough With Blood-tinged Sputum?
My husband who is over 47 has been coughing blood, he has had a cough for some months now and his GP says it couldlaet be a reaction to hypertension medication, but the cough has persisted. What else could be possible causes as his last xrays did not show anything
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Coughing up blood is rarely a sign of serious illness in young people who are otherwise healthy.
A bleeding from the mouth or throat can cause blood to come out in your saliva when you cough. This is different from coughing up blood from deep within your chest. Blood from your chest is often mixed with mucus.
Blood mixed with mucus when coming from lungs may be due to
1.Prolonged, severe coughing can cause irritation of throat & hence blood in sputum.
2. Chest infection – this is most likely if your sputum is coloured or contains pus, you will have a fever or a tight feeling in your chest
3.Chronic bronchitis/bronchiectasis – this is a condition that causes excess mucus to build up in the airways
so visit a Lung specialist he will be able to assess whether there's any serious l condition that needs to be investigated and treated.
Hope the information helps
I have gone through your query and can understand your concern...
Coughing up blood is rarely a sign of serious illness in young people who are otherwise healthy.
A bleeding from the mouth or throat can cause blood to come out in your saliva when you cough. This is different from coughing up blood from deep within your chest. Blood from your chest is often mixed with mucus.
Blood mixed with mucus when coming from lungs may be due to
1.Prolonged, severe coughing can cause irritation of throat & hence blood in sputum.
2. Chest infection – this is most likely if your sputum is coloured or contains pus, you will have a fever or a tight feeling in your chest
3.Chronic bronchitis/bronchiectasis – this is a condition that causes excess mucus to build up in the airways
so visit a Lung specialist he will be able to assess whether there's any serious l condition that needs to be investigated and treated.
Hope the information helps
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