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What would cause sharp pain under my ribs when i breath standing up? not sitting down doc just listened to lungs on wens said all good collaped lung?

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Dr. Marius Frasie answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Unlikely: if you are not short of breath. What did the doc say? Pleurisy can do it, some local inflammation.

Dr Hodge and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/23/2017

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A member asked:

What would cause sharp pain under my ribs when i breath standing up? not sitting down doc just listened to lungs on wens said all good collaped lung?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Marius Frasie answered

Dr Hodge and another doctor agreed

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