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What would cause sharp stabbing pains in the right side of my husbands back when he coughs?

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Few things: Possibilities include pleurisy, underlying pneumonia, muscle injury from coughing, broken rib. A chest X-ray may give you the answer. Tell your family physician or Urgent Care the symptoms and they will examine him and determine the treatment and if an X-ray or other tests are needed.

Answered 1/2/2018

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