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What Can Be The Lump On The Side Of My Rib Cage?

Hello Hi I am a 20 year old male and I am 5 6 I weigh 150lbs and I am not on any medications ... I have a ball or a lump on the side of my rib cage and it hurts somtimes I get like pains and that ball that I have on my rib cage spreaded to my stomach next to my belly button and it also hurts when I push down on it .. What can this be ? Can it be some thing serious ?
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Hi,Dear,thanks for query to HCM, from you for your lump on your rib cage which hurts when pressed and also has spread to your stomach up to belly button.1-I studied your query in depth.2-In my opinion ,this l rib cage lump is most probably -a Cold Abscess with cellulitis around it-with Spine TB.3-Dear this is a serious thing to happen to you and you should take the treatment seriously and urgently STAT.4-I would advise X-ray spine, CBC,ESR, and Chest-Xry / and MRI spine to confirm if any evidence of active or old TB of lung or of the TB-spine is there.4-a-You need to take it up seriously and take second opinion of ER-specialist of ortho ,Surgeon doctor and take the needful treatment according to the advise of your doctor.5-Hope you got the answer you needed.6-Wellcome for more query to HCM.
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What Can Be The Lump On The Side Of My Rib Cage?

Hi,Dear,thanks for query to HCM, from you for your lump on your rib cage which hurts when pressed and also has spread to your stomach up to belly button.1-I studied your query in depth.2-In my opinion ,this l rib cage lump is most probably -a Cold Abscess with cellulitis around it-with Spine TB.3-Dear this is a serious thing to happen to you and you should take the treatment seriously and urgently STAT.4-I would advise X-ray spine, CBC,ESR, and Chest-Xry / and MRI spine to confirm if any evidence of active or old TB of lung or of the TB-spine is there.4-a-You need to take it up seriously and take second opinion of ER-specialist of ortho ,Surgeon doctor and take the needful treatment according to the advise of your doctor.5-Hope you got the answer you needed.6-Wellcome for more query to HCM.