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Tietze Syndrome

Aka: Tietze Syndrome, Tietze's Syndrome

See Also
1. Chest Wall Pain
2. Costochondritis
Epidemiology
1. Incidence: Rare
2. Age under 40 is more typical
Symptoms
1. Focal pain and swelling at the second or third costochondral margin
Signs
1. Visible swelling and tenderness at the second or third costochondral margin
Causes
1. Rheumatologic Disease
2. Infection typically associated with chest wall trauma
  1. Surgical or stab wounds
  2. Intravenous Drug Abuse
3. Cancer
  1. Primary tumor of the rib or lung
  2. Metastatic disease
Differential Diagnosis
1. See Chest Wall Pain
References
1. Kayser (1956) Am J Med 21(6): 982-9
2. Proulx (2009) Am Fam Physician 80(6): 617-20

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