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A 29-year-old man with no past medical history presents with chest pain and shortness of breath after lifting heavy boxes. The pain is sharp and localised, worse on inspiration, and there is a tender costochondral junction on palpation. ECG and chest X-ray are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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