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Costochondritis is a common condition that is responsible for approximately 13–36% of acute chest pain-related concerns from adults depending on the setting, with 14–39% for adolescents. [8] It is most often seen in individuals who are older than 40 years of age and occurs more often in women than in men.
It takes several forms, osteochondritis, costochondritis, and relapsing polychondritis among them. Costochondritis is notable for feeling like a heart attack. Costochondritis is notable for feeling like a heart attack.
Costochondritis is considered a more common condition and is not associated with any swelling to the affected joints, which is the defining distinction between the two. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Tietze syndrome commonly affects the 2nd or 3rd rib and typically occurs among a younger age group, [ 2 ] while costochondritis affects the 2nd to 5th ribs and has ...
Tietze syndrome is a rare cause of chest pain. The condition was first described by Tietze in 1921 as a benign, nonsuppurative painful swelling of the superior chondrosternal joints. Costochondritis, a differential diagnosis for Tietze syndrome, characterized by painful, tender, but nonswollen chondrosternal joints, is more common.
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The sternocostal joints, also known as sternochondral joints or costosternal articulations, are synovial plane joints of the costal cartilages of the true ribs with the sternum. [1]
The National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) is a Scottish Government database accessible to public bodies approved by the Scottish Parliament.The register was established in the early 1950s to facilitate the transfer of patients between health board areas or across borders within the countries of the United Kingdom.