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Tietze syndrome is a benign inflammation of one or more of the costal cartilages. It was first described in 1921 by German surgeon Alexander Tietze and was subsequently named after him. The condition is characterized by tenderness and painful swelling of the anterior (front) chest wall at the costochondral (rib to cartilage), sternocostal ...
Tietze syndrome is a rarer condition that usually has visible swelling, commonly affecting a single joint (usually of the 2nd or 3rd rib), and typically seen in individuals younger than 40 years of age. [16] A similar condition known as slipping rib syndrome is also associated with chest pain and inflammation of the costal cartilage. [17]
Tietze syndrome typically involves the second and third ribs and is usually a result of infectious, rheumatologic, or neoplastic processes. [6] A condition referred to as twelfth rib syndrome is similar to slipping rib syndrome; however, it affects the floating ribs (11–12) which do not have any attachments to the sternum. Some researchers ...
Tietze Syndrome. This condition is often confused with costochondritis because it's also identified by inflammation in the costochondral joint. ... It's most common in people who have had a recent ...
Tietze syndrome “Tietze syndrome is similar to costochondritis, in that the joints between the ribs and the sternum may be inflamed,” Dr. Troulakis says. It’s slightly different, though ...
Alexander Tietze (6 February 1864 – 19 March 1927) was a German surgeon born in Liebenau. Tietze syndrome is named after him. In 1887 he received his doctorate at the University of Breslau , and from 1888 to 1895 was an assistant at the Breslau surgical clinic.
In costochondritis and Tietze syndrome, inflammation of the costal cartilage occurs. [4] This is a common cause of chest pain. [5] Severe trauma may lead to fracture of the costal cartilage. [6] Such injuries often go unnoticed during x-ray scans, but can be diagnosed with CT scans. [6]
This is a shortened version of the thirteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue.It covers ICD codes 710 to 739.The full chapter can be found on pages 395 to 415 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.