Chest and rib swelling and pain may be physiological factors, but also may be the manifestation of certain diseases, such as trauma, rib disease, breast disease, should consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological factors: if a woman is not in the right position at rest, sudden strenuous exercise or too much exercise can lead to the left chest subcostal pain, these physiological factors lead to the left chest subcostal pain inside the rib cage, usually after rest can be relieved, without special treatment.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Trauma: bone tissue damage caused by trauma, or rib fractures. At this time, the patient will have obvious swelling and pain in the chest and ribs.
(2) Chest wall diseases: such as costochondritis, intercostal neuritis, herpes zoster, etc. can lead to hidden pain in the lower ribs of the left chest of women. The common rib disease is costochondritis, which is generally an inflammatory disease caused by non-infectious factors, and the clinical symptoms are chest pain, chest wall pressure, fever, redness and swelling.
(3) Breast diseases: Breast diseases causing chest and rib swelling and pain may be considered as breast hyperplasia, mastitis or breast cancer. The most common breast disease is mastitis, and patients often have fever with chills and fatigue.
If the symptoms are not relieved, it is recommended to consult a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease and conduct appropriate examinations if necessary.