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Haemoptysis

Definition

Expectoration or spitting of blood originating from any part of the respiratory tract, usually from haemorrhage in the lung parenchyma and the bronchial arteries.

Inclusions

  • Blood-stained sputum
  • Cough with haemorrhage

Also indexed as

Blood-stained sputumCough with haemorrhageHaemoptysisblood streaked sputumcoughing up bloodhaemoptysis, unspecifiedspitting blood

Nearby in Haemorrhage from respiratory passages