Spitting blood it is not normal and may be a symptom of some minor illness or injury to the nose or throat. Spit sputum (cough) and cough means that the bleeding comes from the lung or the airways, which may indicate the presence of any of the following diseases:
- Pulmonary infections, such as acute bronchitis or chronic bronchitis;
- Lung cancer;
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis;
- Pulmonary infarction (death of a part of the lung tissue caused by obstruction of an artery);
- Bronchiectasis (abnormal dilatations of the pulmonary bronchi);
- Venocapillar hypertension (increased blood pressure in the pulmonary veins that may cause small vessels to rupture);
- Insufficiency of the left ventricle of the heart;
- Stenosis (narrowing) of the mitral valve of the heart.
Spitting blood without coughing may be a sign of some injury to the nose or throat. For example, if the throat you are inflamed or infected there may be small bleeding due to small lesions on the mucosa and, upon exiting the secretion, it is accompanied by blood ...
It is best to consult the general practitioner or family physician to begin an approach and understanding the cause of the bleeding.
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