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Suspected blood in sputum

2025-12-27 04:46:12
I experienced a very tiny maroon/dark red single speck in sputum for last 2 days, followed by very light yellow sputum and silvery greyish sputum. Can u help me identify this.
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Avoid forceful coughing Use mucolytics

Answered2025-12-29 05:56:24

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Possible you may have sinus infection or lower respiratory tract infection
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kindly consult ENT surgeon, may need diagnostic nasal endoscopy, video laryngoscopy, chest xray or sputum culture n sensitivity

Answered2025-12-27 11:13:37

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Avoid forceful nose blowing and sniffing. You seens to have allergic nose with probably sinus infection. If the bleeding reoccur consult ENT specialist

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