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What Causes Protruding Ribs And Shortness Of Breath?
I am a 19 year old female. My rib on the left side has always been sticking out. And every now and then (at least once a day) I get a sharp stabbing pain, right where the rib sticks out, for a few seconds and it take my breath away. What is going on?
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Thu, 23 Oct 2014
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Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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Going by the symptoms it looks to either scoliosis or pectus excavatum.This may be confirmed by xray.
Take care
Going by the symptoms it looks to either scoliosis or pectus excavatum.This may be confirmed by xray.
Take care
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