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A variety of organs can be affected, which causes a wide range of symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, hemoptysis (coughing up of blood), symptoms of kidney failure, skin manifestations (palpable purpura and livedo racemosa [1]), seizures or peripheral neuropathy, abdominal pain [2] The kidneys are affected in up to 80% of cases with ...
Amounts of blood: large amounts of blood, or there is blood-streaked sputum; Probable source of bleeding: Is the blood coughed up, or vomited? Bloody sputum. color, characters: blood-streaked, fresh blood, frothy pink, bloody gelatinous. Accompanying symptoms fever, chest pain, coughing, purulent sputum, mucocutaneous bleeding, jaundice.
Pulmonary laceration, in which lung tissue is torn or cut, differs from pulmonary contusion in that the former involves disruption of the macroscopic architecture of the lung, [1] while the latter does not. [2] When lacerations fill with blood, the result is pulmonary hematoma, a collection of blood within the lung tissue. [3]
While many causes of lower left abdominal pain can be managed at home through lifestyle changes and over-the-counter remedies, persistent or severe symptoms require professional medical evaluation ...
When the inflammation spreads to the peritoneum, any movement of abdomen, such as simple walking, coughing or jumping, will usually induce abdominal pain. At this stage, one simple test you can do ...
People with both acute and chronic pancreatitis typically have pain in the upper abdomen that may spread to the back, but may be felt higher up, under the left breast, says Dr. Ross. Lung-related ...
Symptoms depend on what organs of the mediastinum the disease is affecting. They might be caused by a constricted airway, constricted esophagus, or constricted blood vessels. Symptoms also depend on how much fibrosis has occurred. There may be cough, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, pain in the chest, and difficulty in swallowing. [3]
Pain on the right side of the abdomen under the ribs is a common complaint. We’ve all felt it at some point. The pain may be sharp or dull. Perhaps it was sudden or slowly crept up on you.