The severity of blood in sputum should be judged according to the cause of the disease. Tuberculosis, lung cancer, bronchial dilatation are more serious, while inflammation is relatively less serious.
1. Upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. can cause blood in sputum, and such causes need to clarify the cause of infection, such as viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, etc., and then the prognosis is better after active symptomatic treatment, so the condition is not considered to be serious.
2. Tuberculosis is also one of the common causes of blood in sputum, which may cause cough, sputum, lethargy, fatigue, low fever, etc. Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be found in sputum, and active anti-tuberculosis treatment is needed, but the treatment is more complicated, and the condition is easy to recur, so it is considered to be more serious.
3. Lung cancer is a more serious cause of blood in sputum, there will be cough, sputum, emaciation and other symptoms, auxiliary examination can find lung occupancy, occupying disease examination can find cancer cells, need active anti-tumor treatment.
4. Bronchial dilatation can also cause blood in sputum, which can be diagnosed by high-resolution chest CT, and requires active anti-infection, phlegm and other symptomatic treatments.
Blood in sputum may be caused by other reasons, such as acute left heart failure, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, when you find blood in sputum, you need to pay more attention to it, consult a doctor in time, and under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the cause of the disease and then actively treat it.