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Blood in sputum or mucus
1 month back I suddenly found blood in my sputum but I don't have any cough and cold. It continues for a week then stopped.Again it has happened to me 2 days back. I have done chest x-ray where it was mentioned that 'Bronchovascular mark is prominent in the lungs field' and also done CBC with ESR westergren where reports were normal where ESR is 38(high) and haemoglobin is low(11.5).And I have a sharpness pain in my chest,back,neck and sometimes in my abdomen also...Is there anything serious???
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Dr. Santosh Jha
Respiratory Medicine
11 yrs exp
Delhi
blood in sputum is a serious issue.xray sometimes can't pick abnormalities.
need to go for ct scan of chest but only after carefull evaluation by a pulnonologist.
consult via teleconsult or physically visit the same!
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Dr. Sunil Kumar
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Udaipur
The most common cause of small blood in sputum is bronchitis. However recurent cases should be evaluated in detail. If chest x ray is normal then one should go for CT thorax.
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