Costochondritis

Sammendrag

  • Presents with insidious onset of anterior chest-wall pain exacerbated by certain movements of the chest and deep inspiration.
  • Key sign is pain on palpation of costochondral joints (particularly the second to the fifth).
  • Clinical diagnosis.
  • Tests used to rule out conditions with a similar presentation.
  • NSAIDs are the first line of treatment.
Sist oppdatert: mai 31, 2013
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