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Costochondritis is inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join with the cartilage that holds them to the breastbone or sternum.

Quick Facts

Characterized by chest pain
Causes localized chest wall pain
A relatively harmless condition
Usually vanishes without any treatment
Affects females more than males with ratio of about 70% to 30% respectively
A common cause of chest pain in adolescents
Affects children of 12 to 14 years normally
One of the most common causes of musculoskeletal chest pain
Usually represents heart disease
Depending on the severity of the disease the pain can get really unbearable at times
Costochondritis is quite often used interchangeably with fibrositis and Tietze syndrome but both of these are separate detects

Costochondritis Causes

Repetitive microtrauma
Inflammation of cartilages of chest wall
Overuse injury in athletes
Traumatic injuries
Viral respiratory infections
Bacterial infections such as after surgeries
Fungal infections (rare)
Certain forms of arithritis
Sternum pain
Fibromyalgia
Various infectious diseases

*There is no single identified cause of Costochondritis*

Costochondritis Symptoms

Most importantly chest pain
Pain on the front of the upper chest
Conditions related to heart problems
Pain worsened by physical activity or exercise
Difficulty in deep breathing
Extreme pain
Touching the area involved by costochondritis can be extremely painful for the patient
Acute pain in shoulders and arms
Redness or swelling in the tender areas


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