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What Could Cause Severe Pain In Ribcage With Movements And Breathing?

Good morning, Yesterday afternoon I started feeling pain on my ribcage with certain movements I made but today the pain has gottn worse, when I make certain movements example turn my upper body side to side seem the pay is almost paralizing for a moment and also when I breath deeply it hurts seems pain is mostly on my right side also when I open my chest to breath. what could this be?
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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As you are feeling pain even on deep breathing it can be a sign of inflammation of pleura (covering of lungs)..
I will opine to get an Xray chest done.
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What Could Cause Severe Pain In Ribcage With Movements And Breathing?

As you are feeling pain even on deep breathing it can be a sign of inflammation of pleura (covering of lungs).. I will opine to get an Xray chest done.