Symptom: Spitting blood
Spitting blood: Blood in the sputum or coughing blood
Detailed cause information for symptom: Spitting blood:
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Types of Spitting blood: coughing blood (16)
Symptoms related to Spitting blood: coughing blood (16), bleeding (146), vomiting blood (13), coughing (0)
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Possible causes of symptom: Spitting blood: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Spitting blood as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Nosebleed
- Prior nosebleed
- Throat irritation
- Coughing blood
- Hemoptysis (type of Hemorrhage)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Bleeding gums
- Overly vigorous toothbrushing
- Vomiting blood
- Lung polyp
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary embolism - see also causes of pulmonary embolism
- Lung infection
- Pneumonia - see types of pneumonia and causes of pneumonia
- Pneumococcal pneumonia
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic bronchitis
- Tuberculosis
- Lung congestion (see Lung symptoms)
- See also causes of coughing blood, bleeding gums, or vomiting blood
Conditions listing symptoms: Spitting blood: The following list of conditions have 'Spitting blood' 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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Conditions listing complications: Spitting blood: The following list of conditions have 'Spitting blood' or similar listed as a 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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