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Iv been coughing up phalumanarie capielaries for approxamintly two months big pieces of my lung is thier such a medical illness?
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Unsure: Your complaint is unusual; you should try and save some of your phlegm in a glass/cup for your healthcare provider to look at. Sometimes directly visualizing the sputum/phlegm can help lead to a diagnosis.
Answered 9/9/2014
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