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What Might Be The Reason For The Cough That Is Stabbing The Ribs And The Bright Blue Veins Visible From Nipple To Shoulder?
I have been having massive pains under my right rib it started out when I coughed it would be like someone was stabbing me than it was if I took deep breath now I can t lay down or move at all without it hurting only thing that seems to subside it is sitting very still with easy slow breaths. This has been happening for 8 days now n yesterday on the 7th day i noticed in the mirror that there was blue bright blue veins running from my right nipple to my shoulder n this morning its running from right nipple to my shoulder n down my arm what r some possibilitys this could be?
Fri, 10 Jan 2014
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I have gone through your query regarding severe cough with stabbing chest pain.
As you said that you feel pain on taking deep breath and coughing, you are not comfortable on turning and lying down due to chest pain, you get relief only on sitting quite with shallow breath. Your this clinical history indicates that there is some thing wrong in chest and the possibilities are-
1- Dry pleurisy.
2- Muscular pain by severe cough.
3- Tender costochondral pain.
4- Pneumonia.
These may be diagnosed by a thorough clinical examination by your family doctor and few basic investigations may also be needed to confirm the diagnosis. Therefore consult your family doctor for treatment.
Regards.
Welcome in H.C.M.
I have gone through your query regarding severe cough with stabbing chest pain.
As you said that you feel pain on taking deep breath and coughing, you are not comfortable on turning and lying down due to chest pain, you get relief only on sitting quite with shallow breath. Your this clinical history indicates that there is some thing wrong in chest and the possibilities are-
1- Dry pleurisy.
2- Muscular pain by severe cough.
3- Tender costochondral pain.
4- Pneumonia.
These may be diagnosed by a thorough clinical examination by your family doctor and few basic investigations may also be needed to confirm the diagnosis. Therefore consult your family doctor for treatment.
Regards.
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