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What can cause a pain in right side of back and chest that makes it hard to breath?

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Dr. Paul Diamond answered

Needs evaluation: Needs evaluation, could be nothing more that an irritated lining of the lung, or something like a partial deflation of the lung, or something else.

Answered 9/28/2016

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