Tietze syndrome

Description

Tietze syndrome: Idiopathic benign inflammation of one or more of the costal cartilages

History

Associated Persons

• Alexander Tietze (1864 – 1927)

Alternative names

• Costochondral junction syndrome
• Chondropathia tuberosa

References

• Geddes AK. Tietze’s Syndrome. Can Med Assoc J. 1945 Dec;53(6):571-3.
• Wehrmacher WH. Significance of Tietze’s Syndrome in Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain. JAMA 1955; 157: 505-507
• Kayser HL. Tietze’s syndrome. A review of literature. Am J Med. 1956 Dec;21(6):982-9.
• Landon J, Malpas JS. Tietze’s Syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis. 1959 Sep; 18(3): 249–254.
• Cameron HU, Fornasier VL. Tietze’s disease. J. clin. Path., 1974, 27, 960-962