Hemoptysis

Hemoptysis or haemoptysis is the expectoration of blood Blood

Blood is a highly specialised circulating [i] tissue [i] consisting of se ... 

 or of blood-stained sputum from the bronchi, larynx Larynx

The larynx , or voicebox, is an organ [i] in the neck [i] of mammals [i] involved in protec ... 

, trachea, or lungs Lung

The lung is the essential respiration organ [i] in air-breathing vertebrate [i]s. ... 

 . It is not the same as Hematemesis, which refers to vomiting up blood.

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Hemoptysis or haemoptysis is the expectoration of blood Blood

Blood is a highly specialised circulating [i] tissue [i] consisting of se ... 

 or of blood-stained sputum from the bronchi, larynx Larynx

The larynx , or voicebox, is an organ [i] in the neck [i] of mammals [i] involved in protec ... 

, trachea, or lungs Lung

The lung is the essential respiration organ [i] in air-breathing vertebrate [i]s. ... 

 .

It is not the same as Hematemesis, which refers to vomiting up blood.

Causes

This can be due to bronchitis or pneumonia Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an illness of the lung [i]s and respiratory system [i] in which the alveoli [i] ... 

 most commonly, but also to lung neoplasm Lung cancer

Lung cancer is a cancer [i] of the lung [i]s characterized by the presence of malignant [i] tumour [i]s. ... 

 , tuberculosis Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease [i] caused by the bacterium [i] Mycobacterium tuberculosis [i]'... 

, bronchiectasis, coccidioidomycosis Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal [i] disease caused by Coccidioides immitis [i] or C. posadasii [i] ... 

, pulmonary embolism, or pneumonic plague Bubonic plague

Bubonic [i] plague is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease [i] plague, whi... 

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Rarer causes include hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia , or Goodpasture's syndrome and Wegener's granulomatosis.

In children it is commonly due to a foreign body Foreign body

In physiology [i], a foreign body is any object originating outside the body.... 

 in the respiratory tract.

It can result from over-anticoagulation from treatment by drugs such as warfarin Warfarin

Warfarin is an anticoagulant [i] medication [i] that is administered orally or, very rarely, by injectio ... 

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