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A member asked:

Why is it that whenever someone has pleurisy, they often have pain in their shoulder blades?

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Referred pain: The body has difficulty pinning down the exact location of internal pain, so such pain is often experienced on the skin nearby.

Answered 4/11/2014

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Referred pain : This is a type of referred pain due to nerve supply to the regions.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/14/2015

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I was diagnosed with pleurisy a few years back and the pain in my shoulder reappears every so often. Is there anything I can do to alleviate the pain?

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