The plight of a young girl coughing up blood: TB or not TB?ByShirleen Loloyan, MD,Heidi Morris, MD,Cheryl Lew, MD,Caitlin Colvard, MD,Sally Ward, MD,Jason Tovar, MD,Fariba Goodarzian, MDMay 1st 2012A 7-year-old girl was admitted 3 days ago after presenting with a 3-day history of cough and blood-tinged sputum.