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Coughing blood is where blood comes into a person's mouth, either from his lungs or his esophagus and stomach.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

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Chest

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Bronchitis
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Lung abscess
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Bronchiectasis
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Pneumonia
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Pulmonary embolism
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