Chest pain and fever
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Chest pain and fever
Mild chest discomfort and a fever may occur with a respiratory illness, such as a cold. Fever is just one symptom of a respiratory illness. Fever of up to
Chest pain with fever
Chest pain with a fever may occur with another more serious problem, such as:
- A lung infection (pneumonia).
- A sudden (acute) inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane sac around the heart (pericarditis).
- Inflammation of the outside lining of the lungs (pleurisy).
When chest pain with a fever seems more serious, an evaluation by your health professional is needed.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | April 27, 2007 |
| Last updated: | April 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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