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Costochondritis typically presents unilaterally (one side), which is typically the left side. [4] It affects primarily the 2nd to 5th ribs at the sternocostal and costochondral joints. [ 1 ] The most commonly reported symptom of costochondritis is chest pain that is often exacerbated by movement and deep breathing.
Full-body hemihypertrophy. Hemihypertrophy, now more commonly referred to as hemihyperplasia in the medical literature, is a condition in which one side of the body or a part of one side of the body is larger than the other to an extent considered greater than the normal variation.
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.
A series of painful blisters eventually form (usually on one side of the body), and the condition can lead to long-term complications and nerve pain in some people. Shingles can also feel like ...
Tietze syndrome typically presents unilaterally at a single joint of the anterior chest wall, with 70% of patients having tenderness and swelling on only one side, usually at the 2nd or 3rd rib. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Research has described the condition to be both sudden [ 4 ] and gradual, varying by the individual.
The costal margin may be used for tissue harvesting of cartilage for use elsewhere in the body, such as to treat microtia. [4] Different abdominal organs may be palpated just below the costal margin, such as the liver on the right side of the body. [5] Pain across the costal margin is most commonly caused by costochondritis. [6]
Costochondritis: Inflammation of cartilage in the ribs, causing chest pain. Osteoarthritis: The cartilage covering bones (articular cartilage) is thinned, eventually completely worn out, resulting in a "bone against bone" joint, resulting in pain and reduced mobility. Osteoarthritis is very common, affects the joints exposed to high stress and ...
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]