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Pain in right chest, specially when i deep breath. happened after i woke up. it's been 2 days. suspecting a muscle pull during sleep. cld it b serious
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Pain on deep breath: The most common cause of acute pain on taking a deep breath in is "pleurisy", also known as 'the devil's grip'. This is due to a cold virus that gets into the lining of the lung, making it raw, and when you take a deep breath, it rubs against the ribs and hurts. This will go away by itself in a few more days. Other common causes are muscle sprains. A rare cause could be blood clot or cancer.
Answered 2/3/2017
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Pleurisy or muscle p: It may be muscle pain or pleurisy , you should have it checked by your family doctor.
Answered 10/20/2016
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