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Sharp pain in my rib and sore when i touch it , hurts to sit laugh cough or sense . doctors ruled out a cracked rib so what. could it be ?
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Pain: You may have intercostal neuralgia or possibly herpes zoster without a rash.
Answered 11/1/2013
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