A member asked:

Had bad chest infection.now have severe sharp pain when coughing left abdominal just under ribcage. any ideas what could cause this?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Pleuritis: Please monitor your temperature closely. If there are fever spikes, please see your physician. Most likely you have muscle strain from coughing or pleuritis. A warm compress and Motrin may provide relief. Please follow up if the pain persists or worsens.

Answered 1/30/2019

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