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A 33-year-old member asked:
What can cause flank/rib pain when breathing deep in the middle of the night?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Charles Metzgeranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 31 years experience
Costochondritis: This could be costochondritis which is inflammation of the joints where the ribs attach to the sternum. Try an anti-inflammatory like motrin. However, it could be something more serious and certainly warrants a visit with your doctor.
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Dr. Paul Skudderanswered
Specializes in Vascular Surgery
Many possibilities: When you ask "what could cause" these symptoms, there are a large number of possibilities. Pain that is associated with motion of the rib cage, as you describe, may come from inflammation, injury or abnormality of ribs or attached cartilage or muscle and includes irritation of the lining around the lung (pleura) which can be associated with pneumonia, blood clots, or other lung trouble.
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Last updated Jan 5, 2019
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