If you have a chronic cough for a long time, it may cause localized chest, or back pain. It is mainly directly related to chronic cough, or inflammation of the lungs. In this case, it is important to treat the primary disease and improve the local inflammatory response. If a chronic cough, including respiratory disease, is present, it is likely to be complicated by inflammation of the costal cartilage. This is directly related to bacterial or viral infections caused by the respiratory system. In most cases of inflammation of the rib cartilage, treatment of the primary disease is also required. Blood tests are performed to determine whether anti-inflammatory or antiviral therapy is indicated. If there is a history of chronic cough disease, a systematic examination, such as a CT or MRI of the lungs, is required, as some malignant lung pathologies may cause localized rib fractures. This is mainly a pathological fracture, which is directly related to tumor metastasis.