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What Causes Severe Pain In The Rib Cage Area?
For the past few days I have had an intermittent sharp pain in what feels like my left rib cage. It comes on suddenly with or without activity and only lasts less than a minute. There is no associated shortness of breath or sweating. Does it sound like a pulled muscle?
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
it can be fibrositis or costochondritis.can take tablet combiflam twice daily after food and apply analgesic ointment externally.
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