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Can costochondritis make your chest feel sore?
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Yes: Costochondritis must be differentiated from other more serious causes of chest pain.
Answered 3/11/2013
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Yes: It is an inflamation of the cartilage where the ribs connet toe the sternum. Compression of the rib cage is usually painful as is breathing deeply in severe cases.
Answered 11/1/2017
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