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Costochondritis is a painfull chronical inflammation of the cartilago of one or more costae at <br>the transition between sternum and costae.<ref name="Fam and Smythe">Fam A.G., Smythe H.A.,Musculoskeletal chest wall pain, Can Med Assoc J. Sept 19851; 133(5):379-389.</ref>6,7,11 Only when a swelling occurs underneath sternum and/or a reddening of the skin at the painfull spot, it's called Tietze's syndrome2,3,8,10. This disease causes severe pain when coughing and deep breathing. The Tietze's syndrome is not life-threatening or contagious but it is a fastidious and painfull disease2,11 . Costochondritis8 and the Tietze's syndrome are often confused but in fact they are two different diseases. | |||
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Costochondritis is a painfull chronical inflammation of the cartilago of one or more costae at
the transition between sternum and costae.[1]6,7,11 Only when a swelling occurs underneath sternum and/or a reddening of the skin at the painfull spot, it's called Tietze's syndrome2,3,8,10. This disease causes severe pain when coughing and deep breathing. The Tietze's syndrome is not life-threatening or contagious but it is a fastidious and painfull disease2,11 . Costochondritis8 and the Tietze's syndrome are often confused but in fact they are two different diseases.
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- ↑ Fam A.G., Smythe H.A.,Musculoskeletal chest wall pain, Can Med Assoc J. Sept 19851; 133(5):379-389.