Bloody cough (hemoptysis) -

Rarely a bloody cough a sign of serious illness in young people who are in good health in general. But nothing

     to worry about in the elderly, especially smokers.

May result in you out small amounts of blood in the sputum (phlegm and saliva) sometimes cough for a long time.

But if you suffer from other symptoms as well, such as fever, you may be infected with Boukmj in the chest or more serious medical condition that you need to check and treatment. The medical term is bloody cough hemoptysis.

You should see your doctor immediately if there is blood in your sputum and:

• cough more than a few tablespoons of blood

• There is blood in the urine or blood in the stool as well.

• also suffers from chest pain, dizziness, fever, mild dizziness or severe shortness of breath

You can give this page a better idea of ​​the cause, but do not use this guide to diagnose the situation yourself. Leave it always to your doctor.

Where it comes from blood?

Before you continue reading, you should know where the blood comes.

It can cause severe nosebleed or nasal bleeding from the mouth or throat blood in the saliva out when you cough. This differs from the bloody -saal from the depths of your chest. It is often out of your chest blood mixed with mucus (maybe just strings of blood in the mucus Kindle Rguia be mucus or covered with blood) exist.

It should be clear also whether you have a bloody cough (from bronchial Owalritin) rather than vomit blood from the stomach, which may indicate the presence of a different problem, such as peptic ulcers.

Common causes of blood in the sputum

The most common causes are coughing up blood:

• severe cough for long periods

• chest infections such as bronchitis - this is likely if you have stained sputum or contains pus, you have a fever or feeling upset in the chest.

• bronchiectasis - and this is a long-term lung condition that causes increased mucus in the airways

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Less common causes of blood in the sputum

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Less commonly, bloody cough may be a result of:

• pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs) - commonly cause sudden shortness of breath and chest pain

• pulmonary edema (accumulation of fluid around the lungs) - will have sputum pink foamy

• lung cancer - in any case, is rarely the reason why lung cancer is in people under the age of 40 years and non-smokers

• Tuberculosis - a severe inflammation of the lung is becoming more common

• Cancer of the larynx or trachea

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Sometimes you can not find a reason not Nuba occur again. This is known as hemoptysis unjustified.

Rare causes

Rarely, a cough bloody outcome:

• heart valve problem called mitral stenosis

• serious illness inflammation of the blood vessels called arteries lumpy