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The past few mornings i have spitting up hard chunks of red mucus. i have recently recovered from a chest infection and currently have the cold/flu. ?
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Klebsiella pneumonia: Your recent pneumonia was probably caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, which causes destructive changes to lungs via inflammation and hemorrhage with cell death (necrosis) that sometimes produces a thick, bloody, mucoid sputum (currant jelly sputum). The bacteria is a Gram-negative, encapsulated, facultative anaerobic, bacterium. Evaluation by your physician is needed for persistent symptoms.
Answered 6/8/2015
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