Young people with intercostal neuralgia consider that it may be related to thoracic spine lesions, infections, trauma, chest soft tissue injuries, physical or chemical stimuli.
1. Thoracic spine lesion: when the thoracic spine has scoliosis deformity, disc herniation, osteophytes and other conditions, it may compress the intercostal nerve and cause intercostal nerve pain.
2. Infection: Herpes zoster virus infection can invade the intercostal nerves and cause intercostal neuralgia.
3. Trauma: Thoracic spine injury, rib fracture, etc. may damage the intercostal nerve, which may lead to intercostal neuralgia.
4. Chest soft tissue injury: Chest soft tissue injury will form a local hematoma, which will compress the intercostal nerve and cause pain.
5. Physical or chemical damage: ethanol poisoning and exposure to radiation may cause intercostal neuralgia in young people.
There may be other clinical causes of intercostal neuralgia in young people, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible to complete the relevant examinations to determine the cause of the disease and carry out reasonable treatment.