I got soaked on vacation, going out to the lake and not expecting a downpour. The next day I woke up with a chest pain (left side). Apart from these pains, nothing else occurs, not even a cough. What is the likelihood of pneumonia? Tomorrow I'm going to the doctor to hear my breath. I am also writing because I have read about how immune disorders are bad for this type of disease. Once upon a time I was treated with cytostatics.
People treated in the past with cytostatics should stay in close contact with their family doctor and the specialist who conducted the treatment. For this reason, it is highly advisable that you see a doctor as soon as possible. Pneumonia is a disease that can only be diagnosed after an examination (history, auscultation of the lungs) and usually after a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is most often manifested by a group of symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath (feeling of lack of air, rapid breathing), chills, and chest pain that increases with breathing. Rarely, the only symptom of pneumonia is chest pain alone, but the possibility of an atypical or incomplete form of the disease should always be considered. In addition to pneumonia, chest pain can also be caused by other conditions - the most common is coronary artery disease. If chest pain was preceded by soaking and cold, the nerve root inflammation in the thoracic spine should be taken into account. I encourage you to see your doctor and wish you good he alth.
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Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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