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Tietze syndrome

Other Names for this Disease
  • Chondropathia tuberosa
  • Costochondral junction syndrome
  • Tietze's syndrome
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Overview


Tietze syndrome is a type of cartilage disease.[1] Cartilage is the tough but flexible tissue that covers the ends of your bones at a joint. Tietze syndrome is characterized by pain and swelling of the joint between the sternum and the clavicle or of the joint between the sternum and second or third ribs.[2][3][4][5] The chest pain in Tietze syndrome can be confused with pain caused by heart disease.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Tietze's syndrome. MeSH - Medical Subject Headings. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?mode=&index=13442&view=expanded. Accessed August 18, 2008.
  2. Ferri FF. 2008 Ferri’s Clinical Advisor. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2008.
  3. Wise C. Arthrocentesis and Injection of Joints and Soft Tissues. In: Harris ED, Budd RC, Genovese MC, Firestein GC, Sargent JS, Sledge CB. Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology, 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2005.
  4. Morrow DA, Gersh BJ. Chronic Coronary Artery Disease. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2007.
  5. Liu NYN, Canoso JJ. Periarticular Rheumatic Disorders. In: Greene HL, Levinson W, Modest GA, Mulrow CD, Scherger JE, Young MJ. Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby; 2001.
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