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15 Year Old With Chest Pain, Bulging Chest. Extra Cartilage?
Hello I m a 15 year old male. For a few years my left lung seems to extend out a little bit more than my right lung, it looks like a bone sticking out. Never hurt me until a few weeks ago. I was running and my heart was beating so fast I thought it was going to explode, then both my lungs hurt if I gently touched them. And one night I had a horrible chest pain in the middle of my chest. I went to the doctors a few years ago to examine what seemed to be a bone sticking out, but all they said was that it was extra cartiledge . Is this true? Please help
Mon, 2 Dec 2013
Hi,
The occasional chest pain or tenderness over the chest is nothing to worry about at your age. The protruding bone or cartilage is not uncommon. No-one's body is entirely symmetrical so it is common to see a difference from left to right side.
I can reassure you that there is nothing seriously wrong with your chest.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger,
MBChB FRCA
The occasional chest pain or tenderness over the chest is nothing to worry about at your age. The protruding bone or cartilage is not uncommon. No-one's body is entirely symmetrical so it is common to see a difference from left to right side.
I can reassure you that there is nothing seriously wrong with your chest.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger,
MBChB FRCA
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