What Causes Cough And Pain While Breathing & Body Movements?
I have been coughing and had pain in my right side (rib/chest area) for the past 5 weeks. Seen a GP last week and was diagnosed with pleurisy then prescribed a 10 day course of antibiotics (ending tomorrow). I sneezed today and felt/heard a pop/cracking sound from my mid rib area. It is now really painful to breath and move e.g walk, lift my right arm, turn etc. I was just wondering if it would be worth making an appointment to see the Dr again?
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
Pathologist and Microbiologist, Dr. S. Samanta's Response
the infection is probably in the resolving state leaving a pleural scar/adhesion and fibrosis / consolidation in the lung
please go for a chest X-ray and it will tell you what happened actually
sputum testing also important as this will detect tuberculosis if it is there
get well soon!
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What Causes Cough And Pain While Breathing & Body Movements?
the infection is probably in the resolving state leaving a pleural scar/adhesion and fibrosis / consolidation in the lung please go for a chest X-ray and it will tell you what happened actually sputum testing also important as this will detect tuberculosis if it is there get well soon!