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Black String In Phlegm

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Dr. Prasanna Heijebu MD

Hi sir, i tested my blood. ESR is 5mm/hr, basophils - 00 and monocytes - 00. I have been suffering of wheezing and string phlegm problem for the past two months. This problem always comes during this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasanna Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

What causes floaters? I am seeing what looks like a black string of dots in my left eye. Should I go to the doctor? I have had both Lasik and cataract surgery . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Divakara MD

sometimes and this black strands come out only with phlegm and not with saliva or in genral. genrly its ...I get little black stuff in my phlegm.Its like my eye-make-up has gone into it.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

im a smoker ive recently stoped smokeing weed but I still smoke cigs ive been haveing a feeling of tightness in my chest and have been coughing up black phlegm ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

Hello, I'm a 24y old smoker, I have been smoking for 6 years now. Recently in the morning when I wake up I have some phlegm that is blackish and sometimes it has a pinkish or redish marks on it, that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Suman Kumar MD

string-looking material started to come out with the phlegm too. It s increased even more now, and this ...I ve been having excessive amounts of phlegm come out every single morning for a year now,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suman Kumar ( Allergist and Immunologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

string tied in several places in the back of my throat. Dr didn t say anything about this to my husband. I do have splints in my nose. Just not sure what the black string is? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

My dad has just had bronchoscopy and although he is awaiting his results he is coughing up black bits in his phlegm....Is this as a result of the bronchoscopy, dried blood etc or something more ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Uma Motapothula MD

synthroid for hypothyroid. I have had diarrhea for years but the last few days it has had short black strings in it. It doesn t appear to be moving. Should I be worried or is this normal? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Uma Motapothula ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I have diabetes & high blood pressure. Over the last two days I was seeing black string like film in the corner of my left eye. Today it has developed into a large black stringy film that moves... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)