A member asked:

Severe pain under right rib was coughing and felt a pop now it hurts bad tender to the touch hurts when i breath or cough pain goes kinda deep.

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Broken rib?: Very vigorous coughing can actually fracture a rib. That might have happened. Alternatively, you could have suffered a dislocation of the joint where the rib meets the breast bone. An X-ray is needed to make the diagnosis.

Answered 1/13/2015

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