What is the cause of pain in the middle of the sternum

Sternal pain in the middle is what causes: sternal pain, if there is a clear history of trauma, generally considered to be sternal injury or soft tissue injury caused by sternal parts. If there is no clear history of trauma, unknown reasons for the performance of sternal pain or tenderness, generally consider the possibility of blood diseases, such as anemia, aplastic anemia, leukemia and so on. If the pain behind the sternum, generally consider esophageal disease, mediastinal disease or heart disease, such as reflux esophagitis, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumor, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, etc. There is also a class of patients with pain on both sides of the sternum, generally caused by chest rib arthritis, rib cartilage. Therefore, showing sternum pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital for professional examination and give a clear diagnosis. Sternokeratitis can also cause pain in the middle of the sternum, which is mainly caused by strain and cold. It is more common in long-term desk work, and long-term squatting activities. It is easy to cause repeated extrusion of the sternum angle in the middle of the sternum, resulting in aseptic inflammatory edema, which will cause obvious tenderness in the middle of the sternum; sternal degeneration, hyperosteogeny patients will also show pain symptoms when pressing the middle of the sternum.