A coughing left subcostal pain may be related to rib injury, local muscle strain, intercostal neuralgia, costochondritis, pleurisy and so on.
1. Rib injury, external violence on the left side of the ribs, resulting in rib cracks or fractures, coughing, deep breathing, activities can appear in the left side of the subcostal pain.
2. Localized muscle strain, strenuous activities lead to localized muscle strain under the left side of the rib cage, can also appear when coughing under the left side of the rib cage pain, rest, massage can be relieved.
3. Intercostal neuralgia, refers to the thoracic nerve root or intercostal nerve due to different damages and pain symptoms in the intercostal innervation area. The pain is stinging or burning pain, manifested as paroxysmal or persistent, mostly in the chest or abdomen in a strip-like distribution, and the pain is aggravated when coughing, deep breathing or sneezing.
4. Costochondritis: inflammation of the rib cartilage caused by trauma, strain, inflammation, tumor and infection, often manifested as rib pain, chest tightness and tenderness, which can be triggered or aggravated by coughing, deep breathing and activities.
5. Pleurisy, inflammatory reaction of pleura caused by various reasons can appear pain, chest tightness, fever and other symptoms, when coughing, the friction between pleura increases, inducing or aggravating pain symptoms.
The specific cause of the disease needs to be clarified after medical examination, and at the same time, treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.