Blood out of the mouth
Blood may come out of the mouth automatically after a bleeding in the gums, tongue or any other part of the mouth. Sometimes the person may cough blood out of the throat, lungs or any other part of the respiratory system. This type of cough is called the medical term hemoptysis or hemoptysis, depending on the severity of the case according to the amount of blood coming out of the mouth, and the period in which the blood spills, and it is necessary to communicate with the doctor when this happens may be indicative of serious problems in the respiratory system, The blood comes out after falling or stopping W accident and exposure to chest injury, and come out when the amount is greater than a teaspoon of blood from the mouth, and when the blood appears in the urine or feces, and when a person feels dizzy, chest pain, high temperature, shortness of breath.
There are certain things to be aware of when coughing blood and out of the lungs or respiratory tract, blood will appear to be bubbles, because the air and mucus in the lungs have been mixed with blood, and the color of blood will range from the color of rust to light red, mucus may be surrounded by blood Or there will be simple lines of blood with mucus, which is very important to distinguish between the blood pressure of the respiratory tract, and blood out of the mouth.
Causes of blood out of the mouth
There are several causes of blood out of the mouth, which is actually a symptom, not a disease, ranging from simple reasons such as throat irritation to the causes of the most serious lung cancer, but no matter what the reason must be reviewed by the specialist to be sure to avoid the aggravation of the problem and control, there are three common reasons And is somewhat serious for this type of symptom:
- Irritation of the throat due to persistent cough caused by other causes such as heavy smoking.
- Bronchitis.
- TB Tuberculosis.
The most serious causes of blood out of the mouth
- As a result of a chest injury.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Pneumonia.
- Entering foreign bodies and particles as food pieces into the lung.
- Injury to the arteries in the lung.
- Cystic fibrosis.
- Pneumonia pneumonia.
- Lung Cancer.
- Lung clot.
- Thrombosis of the lung.
- Lupus.
There are other causes of blood out of the mouth. Some procedures, tests and medical tests such as Bronchoscopy, Spirometry, Laryngoscopy, Tonsillectomy, and biopsy of the upper duct may lead to side effects such as coughing blood.