Lung Pain

[Slim520]

My friend has been experiencing LUNG pain, coughing up blood and excessive sweating for three years now. The pain is felt every time he breathes and has increased in severity over this time frame, especially when he is resting or trying to sleep at night. He says he feels the pain in his back, on the left side.

His skin still has its natural hue. He says he has NO chest pain and no pain in his arm or other extremities. He says it began after a head injury during a tennis match.

He thinks its lung cancer. I don't.

Can you help?
Desperate


This discussion is related to Chronic Cough / Right Lung Pain.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Coughing of blood is called hemoptysis.In 90%cases,the cause is pulmonary in origin.Various possibilities are malignancy of lungs,bronchitis,bronchiectasis,broncholithiasis,pneumonia,tuberculosis lungs,fungal infections etc.Other possibility is of cardiac pathology like AV malformation,mitral stenosis,aortic aneurysm and left ventricular failure.

Your friend should consult a chest physician as soon as possible and get x-ray and CT chest doen to confirm the cause.Treatment depends on the same.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how your friend is doing.

[PlateletGal]

Your friend really needs to see a physician. Does he have health insurance ?