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Could a virus cause severe shoukder blade and arm pain?
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Not usually: That sounds like a musculoskeletal problem, not a viral infection. The exception would be shingles, which could give you shoulder and arm pain in the setting of a rash with blisters.
Answered 11/4/2013
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