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Noun

costochondritis - inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage

inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

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cos·to·chon·dri·tis

n. costocondritis, infl. de uno o más cartílagos costales.

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Two emergency admissions with severe costochondritis resulted in treatment with pulsed intravenous methylprednisolone, with only short-term benefit.

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Few trials have evaluated treatments for chest wall pain or costochondritis, though typical recommendations include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, use of heat or cold, physical therapy, or injection of local anesthetic.

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QI HAD chest pains and was diagnosed with costochondritis. I was told not to worry but it sounds serious?

doctor

A What your doctor is describing is costochondritis, an inflammation of the junction of the upper ribs and the cartilage that secures them to the breastbone (sternum).

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Most chronic pain such as arthritis, bursitis, back pain, and costochondritis is a result of persisting repair deficit in joint tissue.

Rethink health: inflammation is actually repair deficit: using physiology first to achieve better outcomes part 1: value and importance of understanding inflammation as repair deficit opportunity

After hearing my symptoms, the camp doctor said it was likely a respiratory ailment, costochondritis, probably nothing to worry about.

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Evidence of vertebral collapse sternal head erosions and costochondritis

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* musculoskeletal: costochondritis, inflammatory joint disorders.

A review of non-obstetric spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema

This is likely costochondritis, or some other type of inflammation of the rib-cartilage joints that you have in each rib on the front of your chest.

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Conservative treatment of a female collegiate volleyball player with costochondritis. JMPT.

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The absence of morning stiffness, which is an important symptom of costochondritis, made the diagnosis of costochondritis unlikely.

Sternal stress fracture in a gymnast: a case report and literature review

Chris had what is known as costochondritis, an inflammation of the cartilage between a rib and breast-bone that is most often treated easily and very effectively with nothing more than ibuprofen.

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