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Chest wall pain
Chest wall pain is a type of chest pain that is most commonly harmless. It is often caused by costochondritis, or an inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum, or by a muscle injury to the muscles of the chest wall. It should be distinguished from other, more dangerous, types of chest pain such as angina.
How long it usually lasts:
Short-term (lasts days to weeks)
How common is it?
Common
Body locations
Chest
Costochondritis
Condition
Pericarditis
Condition
Rib fracture
Condition
Mediastinitis
Condition
Sarcoidosis
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