Hemoptysis
'''Hemoptysis''' is the expectoration of
blood
or of blood-stained
sputum
from the bronchi,
larynx
,
trachea
, or lungs (e.g. in tuberculosis or other respiratory infections). This can be due to
lung neoplasm
,
tuberculosis
,
bronchiectasis
, or
pulmonary embolism
. Rarer causes include
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
(HHT or Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome). Category:Symptoms de:Blutsturz
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