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HEMORRHAGIC SPUTUM [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Sputum which may consist entirely of blood or merely be stained with it. In pneumonia the intimate mixture of small quantities of blood with the sputum gives it a classic "rusty" appearance. In acute pulmonary congestion the result is pink and frothy. In other circumstances, small amounts of blood merely appear as streaks.

OBS

hemorrhagic sputum : term ecommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Crachat sanglant : le sang colore entièrement les crachats ou bien il ne fait que les panacher. Les crachats rouillés sont pathognomoniques du stade initial de la pneumonie.

OBS

crachat sanglant : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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