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What does it mean if you sneeze and cough up blood?

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Dr. Jack Mutnick answered

Cough Blood: It means you need to see your doctor asap.

Dr Wright agreed

Answered 10/11/2017

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What could cause little specks of blood when i sneeze and cough from mouth? Could this be back of nasal passage? I have no blood from nostrils?

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I have a cold with a cough and some sneezing today I coughed up a lil blood in some phlegm and a little dotted blood in nose.Cause for concern?

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There is blood in my mucus when i sneeze or clear my throat. I also have a cold n cough and there is constant presence of blood for the past 2 days. ?

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I have numbness in both sets of toes of both feet. I have some tingling in my lower back and pain when I cough or sneeze right in my lower back. Could it be related to my back???? Had nerve conduction test done and blood flow checked all ok?

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Sometimes when I sneeze and clear my throat and there is blood in the mucus a few times quite a bit few teaspoons. And few minutes later there is no more blood. I dont cough. Does not happen all the time only when I have a dry or scratchy throat?

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