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Hemoptysis: Where a person coughs up blood. See detailed information below for a list of 176 causes of Hemoptysis, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Hemoptysis as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Hemoptysis
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Hemoptysis as a symptom include:
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causes of Hemoptysis
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
The list below shows some of the causes of Hemoptysis mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hemoptysis. Of the 176 causes of Hemoptysis that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Hemoptysis' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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The following list of medical conditions have Hemoptysis or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hemoptysis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Haemoptysis, Blood-stained sputum, Coughing blood
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Subtypes of Hemoptysis:
Spitting blood (126 causes), Coughing blood (224 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Hemoptysis:
Coughing blood (224 causes), Lung symptoms (3280 causes), Cough (1407 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Bleeding symptoms (1783 causes), Wet cough (286 causes), Spitting blood (126 causes), Cough symptoms (1407 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Digestive system symptoms (5299 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Drooling (340 causes), Bloody sputum (124 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Sputum symptoms (216 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Salivary gland symptoms (355 causes)
Symptoms related to Hemoptysis:
Coughing blood (224 causes), Cough (1407 causes), Dry cough (201 causes), Productive cough (133 causes), Vomiting blood (128 causes), Blood in sputum (124 causes), Tuberculosis, Foreign body occlusion, Pneumonia (241 causes), Lung neoplasm, Lung cancer (29 causes), Pulmonary embolism (28 causes), Bronchiectasis
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