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16 yr old male chest pain, sharp, mild comes and goes. no heart issues not worse with exercise, worse with laughing sometimes. costochrondritis?
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Musculoskeletal pain: Musculoskeletal pain comprise the majority of chest pain in children. Costochondritis is one example of musculoskeletal pain.
Answered 12/1/2015
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