As the Cleveland Clinic explains, coughing up blood can occur with pneumonia, bronchitis, or tuberculosis. Never miss a story ...

but often extends into respiratory bronchioles and alveoli with intra-alveolar buds of granulation tissue resulting in bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). The lung architecture ...

Post-breast cancer radiotherapy bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia may occur in up to 2.3% of women. Cough and fever are common symptoms, and no symptoms occur in a quarter of patients.