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Why Do The Back Rib Hurt While Taking Deep Breath ?
i been sick with an ammonia for 3weeks. It started when I returned back from a cruise. I am not coughing much any longer but my fronyt and back ribs hurt alot. I have been using a heating pad but it still hurts to take a deep breath. Is this part of the illness?
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Hello
Thanks for your query.
It may be because of pleurisy which may cause pleural effusion in near future or may just be an inflammatory disorders of rib. I would suggest you to go for an chest x-ray both PA and lateral view to look for any underlying lung lesions. You may take paracetamol tablet 650 mg symptomatically when the pain will arise. Consult a pulmonologist soon and get yourself locally examined.
Thank you.
Regards
Dr Arnab Maji
Thanks for your query.
It may be because of pleurisy which may cause pleural effusion in near future or may just be an inflammatory disorders of rib. I would suggest you to go for an chest x-ray both PA and lateral view to look for any underlying lung lesions. You may take paracetamol tablet 650 mg symptomatically when the pain will arise. Consult a pulmonologist soon and get yourself locally examined.
Thank you.
Regards
Dr Arnab Maji
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