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Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Psychogenic causes of chest pain can include panic attacks; however, this is a diagnosis of exclusion. [12] In children, the most common causes for chest pain are musculoskeletal (76–89%), exercise-induced asthma (4–12%), gastrointestinal illness (8%), and psychogenic causes (4%). [13] Chest pain in children can also have congenital causes.
Costochondritis is a common cause of chest pain, consisting of up to 30% of chest pain complaints in emergency departments. The pain is typically diffused with the upper costochondral or sternocostal junctions most frequently involved, unlike slipping rib syndrome, which involves the lower rib cage.
Trauma can also be a cause for chest pain and has been found to be associated with the pain in 5% of the patients. [1] Children can present with chest pain can have a sudden onset related to vigorous physical activity and coughing. These symptoms seem to be closely associated with asthma. [1] Infection with Haemophilus influenzae can cause ...
The Mayo Clinic websites are reliable, and they are way better than having no references! But ideally, a Wikipedia article will use the medical literature to derive its own content. Biosthmors 19:14, 27 December 2012 (UTC) Right, just wanted to start beefing up the references and went for the easy references first.
The colloquial names for the disease, such as the devil's grip, (see "other names" below) reflect this symptom. [6] Bornholm disease is a clinical diagnosis that uses the spasmodic pain, fever , and relapses to distinguish the illness from other potential causes of pain such as appendicitis or myocardial infarction . [ 5 ]
Treatment is usually via reassurance, as the pain generally resolves without any specific treatment. Precordial catch syndrome is relatively common, and children between the ages of 6 and 12 are most commonly affected. Males and females are affected equally. [1] It is less common in adults. [2] The condition has been described since at least ...
Da Costa's syndrome, also known as soldier's heart among other names, was a syndrome or a set of symptoms similar to those of heart disease. These include fatigue upon exertion, shortness of breath, palpitations, sweating, chest pain, and sometimes orthostatic intolerance. It was originally thought to be a cardiac condition, and treated with a ...