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Sharp and sudden chest pain when breathing in. what might cause it?
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Answered 9/28/2016
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Various: Chest pain with deep breath can be due to pleurisy (irritation of the lining of chest cavity, such as with pneumonia), diaphragm irritation (such as with problem with gallbladder, liver, stomach, or spleen), or rib problem (such as fracture or irritation of cartilage between rib and sternum from chronic coughing).
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