Symptoms Of Flank Pain

Flank Pain

Flank pain is pain that is located on the side of the body between the upper abdomen and the back (flank). The pain may occur over a short period of time (acute) or may be long-term or reoccurring (chronic). It may be mild or severe. Flank pain can be caused by many things, including:
• Muscle strains.
• Muscle spasms.
• A disease of your spine (vertebral disk disease).
• A lung infection (pneumonia).
• Fluid around your lungs (pulmonary edema).
• A kidney infection.
• Kidney stones.
• A skin rash caused by the chickenpox virus (shingles).
• Gallbladder disease
Sometimes, the cause is not known.

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