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[|Human|] My husband has been a contractor for 20+ years. He is 47 and smokes. Today he was priming a house (wearing a protective mask) and the fumes were bothering him and he coughed up blood a couple of times. He said that this has happened at times in the past. In your opinion, could the coughing of blood be because of the fumes or related to a deeper medical issue? Please advise, thank you! Tiffany
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. He is having hemoptysis (blood in sputum). He is also an active smoker. So we should definitely rule out lung diseases forum his hemoptysis. Fumes are unlikely to cause hemoptysis. Common causes for this hemoptysis in an active smoker are 1. Tuberculosis. 2. Pneumonia 3. Lung cancer. So consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Clinical examination of respiratory system 2. Chest x-ray 3. PUT (pulmonary function test). All these are needed two confirm the above-mentioned causes. And ask him tobacco quit smoking as soon as possible as it is not a good habit. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.