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Under rt shoulder blade ribs on eah side hurts when breath deep hurts worse what could be wrong congestion?

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Dr. Mark Rausch
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Concerned: You are dscribing pleuritic chest pain. There are several potential diseases that have pleuritic chest pain as a symptom. These include, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, pleurisy, pleural effusion, etc. You need an evaluation and work up by a physician urgently.
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