What Is Tietze Syndrome?
3. Tietze’s Syndrome
Tietze’s syndrome is a condition that is very similar to costochondritis, but is still separate. The symptoms of both are very similar, meaning that Tietze’s syndrome is often mistaken for Costochondritis. The conditions are similar because both mean that the costochondral joints are inflamed.
Tietze’s syndrome is far less common than costochondritis is, and there are some differences between the two. Perhaps the main reason is that Tietze’s syndrome can also cause swelling of the chest. Costochondritis is also more likely to affect people over the age of 40, whereas Tietze syndrome tends to infect people under 40 years old.
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