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Blood while spitting
Whats the reason for blood while spitting he had an accident 3 months before he is fyn but can that be due to head injury
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Blood while spitting is usually due to throat injury, or chest infection like lung tuberculosis or injury to rib cage. Head injury usually causes driblling of blood or cerebrospinal fluid not only while coughing.
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CBP ,X-ray Chest, X-ray head usually will help in diagnosis.
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Dr. Narmada Bhargavi
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Chennai
Head injury that happened 3 months back...will not cause blood in ur sputum now...don't worry
But it has to be addressed if it is more ..recurrent..associated with weight loss, fever, loss of appetite...or causing anemia...
If just 2 to 3 drops ,in one or two occasions ...can be ignored
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Dr. Anshul Mahajan
Psychiatrist
14 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Need to be evaluated
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Dr. Dharmendra Singh
General Physician
17 yrs exp
Indore
May be due to head injury or due to gastric ulcer.Need detailed history
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Dr. Soudip Saha
General Physician
5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
May be due to injury. Need details about his symptoms. Need proper history and evaluation
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