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Why is it whenever i cough or breath hard, the left side of my ribs hurt. why?
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Chest pain: Pain with breathing is pleurisy. Many different causes and sometimes no clear reason why it is occurring. Forceful coughing can lead to pleuritic pain which can be unilateral or bilateral. Infections and musculoskeletal injuries can cause and mimic (respectively) pleuritic pain.
Answered 7/13/2018
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