A member asked:

Have stabbing chest pain(1 side, heart is fine). over 2 weeks now, gets better and worse but never goes away.worse w deep breath or cough.is this bad?

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Pleuritic pain: Pain that had characteristics like those you mentionned is called pleuritic pain. The pleura is the lining if the lung. It has nerve endings that are irritated with inflammation. Typically viral respiratory infections tend to extend to it and cause that pain. You may take Ibuprofen which would usually alleviate it. It should go away on its own.

Answered 10/1/2016

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