“Does pneumonia make your back hurt?”
I am a 19 year old male and I have pneumonia. I want to know if pneumonia makes your back hurt?
2 Answers
Pneumonia can certainly make your back hurt. Aside from potential muscle strain from coughing, there could be pleuritic pain (lung lining). Please keep close followup with your treating physician. Lastly, consider a follow up X-ray to document resolution of the infection.
Per Gunnar Brolinson
Family Practitioner
Yes. The medical term for that is, “pleuritic chest pain”.
P. Gunnar Brolinson, DO
P. Gunnar Brolinson, DO
