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What Causes Chest Pain While Deep Breathing?

My husband says that he is having a chest pain in the lower right breast area after he breathes deeply? He does have COPD / emphasima problems. Had some flue symptoms last week - aches/pains and a temp, which cleared up. He is pretty conjested...more than is his normal with his COPD condition. He claims that the pain he has is not coninuous, and is not spreading to his arms, back, neck or other parts of his chest. Besides aspirin, what is something else that he can take. He does not want to go to the emergency, which I suggested.
Mon, 18 May 2015
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your husband's situation and problem.
In my opinion, your husband is mostly having pleurisy (inflammation of pleura).
The most common cause for pleurisy is lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI).
Since he is having COPD, chances of lung Infection are high due to poor lung defense.
And chest pain on coughing, deep breathing, laughing, sneezing is characteristic of pleurisy.
So better to get done chest x ray to rule out LRTI.
He may need antibiotics and mucolytic with expectorant for congestion and infection.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wishing good health to your husband.
Thanks.
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What Causes Chest Pain While Deep Breathing?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your husband s situation and problem. In my opinion, your husband is mostly having pleurisy (inflammation of pleura). The most common cause for pleurisy is lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Since he is having COPD, chances of lung Infection are high due to poor lung defense. And chest pain on coughing, deep breathing, laughing, sneezing is characteristic of pleurisy. So better to get done chest x ray to rule out LRTI. He may need antibiotics and mucolytic with expectorant for congestion and infection. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.