Haemoptysis means blood in cough.

Blood stained mucus from mucus from bronchi, larynx, trachea, lungs.

This can occur with lung cancer, infection such as tuberculosis, bronchitis or pneumonia and certain vascular (cardio) condition.

Haemoptysis considered massive if there is more than 300ml of blood lost in 24 hours.

Cause

It is caused by organism-

pneumococcal bacteria.

Bronchitis

Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

Foreign body

Mitral stenosis

Bronchial cancer

Lung infarct

Good posture syndrome

Lung Abscess

Carcinoid

In such case, primary danger comes from choking.

Hereditary haemorrhage rare cause.

In children Haemoptysis commonly cause by the presence of foreign body in the air way.

This condition can also result from over anticoagulation from treatment by drug-Warfarin

Differential Diagnosis

Bronchitis

Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

Lung cancer

Investigation

CBC

Chest x-ray

ESR

Blood culture

Sputum culture

Treatment

Antibiotics

Antitubercular drug

Homoeopathic Medicine for Haemoptysis

1. Millefolium
2. Aconite
3. Acalypha Indica
4. Trillium 

Millefolium

It is highly effective remedy for Haemoptysis.

Haemoptysis in incipient phthisis.

Cough with expectoration, in suppurate menses and haemorrhoids.

Violent palpitations.

Rough voice

Haemoptysis after florid after fall from a height in connection with

haemorrhagic symptoms.

Very difficult breathing, with tetanic spasm.

Aconite 

Aconite is best suited remedy for Haemoptysis.

Constant pressure in left chest.

Oppressed breathing on least motion.

Hoarse dry, croupy cough.

Loud labored breathing.

Child grasps at throat every time he cough.

Very sensitive to inspire air.

Shortness of breath.

Larynx sensitive.

Stitches through chest.

Cough, dry, short, hacking cough

Worse at night and after midnight.

Blood comes up with hawking.

Tingling in chest after coughing.

Acalypha Indica

A drug having a marked action on the respiratory organs.

It is best suited remedy for Haemoptysis.

Hard racking cough.

Bloody expectoration.

There is no febrile disturbance.

Progressive emaciation.

All pathological haemorrhage having notable a morning aggravation.

Cough dry, hard followed by Haemoptysis.

Worse in morning and at night.

Constant and severe pain in chest.

Blood bright red and profuse in morning, dark and clotted afternoon.

Pulse soft

Burning in pharynx.

Trillium

It is best suited remedy for Haemoptysis.

Cough with spitting of blood.

Copious and purulent expectoration.

Aching at the end of sternum.

Suffocative effect irregular breathing and sneezing.

Shooting pain through chest.

The selection of homoeopathic remedies based on symptom similarities and doses according to the Susceptibility of patient.

Don't take homoeopathic medicine without any prescription / without any advise of physician.