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What are some causes of muscle tightness around ribcage?
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Chest tightness: Consider cardiac causes of mi, angina, and pericarditis. Also consider pleuritis, muscle strain, gastritis, costochondritis, referred nerve pain, among others.
Answered 3/2/2016
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