 [ Symptoms ] is it possible for scoliosis to result in coughing blood up in sputum  my friend 17 y o told me that she has scoliosis diagnosed at a young age was at a mildmoderate degree the family elected not to have a brace and that over the past year she occasionally coughs up blood more than a table spoon with small amounts of mucus in it i advised her to contact her doctor but i am curious if the two could be interconnected [ Disease ] acyclovir has been proven to be effective against herpes lysine an amino acid has not so there are no equivalent amounts sorry