A member asked:

I have severe pain in left rib cage during first trimester of pregnancy.

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Possibly serious.: Pulmonary embolism, pleurisy, pneumonia, rib fracture, herpes zoster and intercostal nerve/muscle injury can cause your symptoms, as can psychosomatic causes. Talk to your obstetrician asap about this, as some of these causes can be very serious for your health/life!

Answered 12/9/2013

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