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n. - Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract.

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  • In many of these cases haemoptysis and empyema also take place.
  • Dyspnoea and haemoptysis occasionally occur, but are by no means the rule.
  • · Localizing features linked to a particular organ system, eg cough and haemoptysis in TB, dyspnea in cardiac failure or anaemia, abdominal pains in parasitoses,...
  • Advanced arterio-sclerosis, any form of serious organic visceral disease, advanced cirrhosis, pulmonary tuberculosis with a tendency to haemoptysis, much elevation of...
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