Hemoptysis

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Classification according to ICD-10
R04.2	Hemoptysis
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The hemoptysis (coughing of blood), the appearance of blood in the sputum ( sputum ). The blood can come from the blood vessels of the bronchi, the windpipe or the lung tissue. If larger amounts of blood (from 100 ml in 24 hours, in clinical practice no uniform limit value is defined, most authors see a limit between 300 and 600 ml in 24 hours), the distinction is also called hemoptysis . In many cases, however, the two terms hemoptysis and hemoptysis are used synonymously.

Coughing up blood can u. a. caused by the following diseases: bronchitis , lung cancer , pulmonary embolism , tuberculosis , cystic fibrosis , bronchiectasis , heart failure , Eisenmenger's reaction , legionellosis , lung rupture , Goodpasture's syndrome and granulomatosis with polyangiitis . Injuries ( punctures or ruptures ) of the lung tissue from external mechanical influences are also possible . In very rare cases, bleeding disorders such as hemophilia can be the cause of the coughing up of blood.

See also

• Hematemesis
• Hemorrhage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article. Deutsches Ärzteblatt online, May 9, 2016, revised January 16, 2017

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