A Simple Guide to Tietze Syndrome, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
By Kenneth Kee
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About this ebook
This book describes Tietze Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Tietze syndrome is a rare disorder that produces chest pain in the upper ribs.
It is benign and mostly affects people under age 40.
Tietze syndrome is a rare, inflammatory disorder featured by chest pain and swelling of the cartilage of one or more of the upper ribs (costochondral junction), particularly where the ribs attach to the breastbone (sternum).
The exact cause is not known.
The syndrome is named for Alexander Tietze, the German doctor who first reported it in 1921.
The start of pain may be gradual or sudden and may radiate to affect the arms and shoulders.
Tietze syndrome is regarded as a benign syndrome and, in some cases, may resolve itself without treatment.
The precise cause of Tietze syndrome is not known.
Most doctors believe that it may be the result of small injuries (micro-trauma) to the ribs.
The injuries may be produced by:
Excessive coughing
Severe vomiting
Upper respiratory tract infections, such as sinusitis or laryngitis
Strenuous or repetitive physical activities
Injuries or trauma
The largest risk factors for Tietze syndrome are age and possibly the time of year.
It is known that Tietze syndrome mostly involves children and people under age 40.
The number of cases was greater in the winter-spring period.
Tietze syndrome vs. Costochondritis
Tietze syndrome is rare and normally involves people under age 40.
Symptoms are both swelling and pain of the ribs
Chest pain is affected in only one area in 70 percent of cases
Most often the disorder involves the second or third rib.
Costochondritis is comparatively frequent and normally involves people over age 40
Symptoms involve pain but not swelling of the ribs
More than one area of the chest are affected in at least 90 percent of cases
Most often the disorder involves the second through fifth ribs
The main symptom of Tietze syndrome is chest pain.
In 70 to 80 % the pain is sited around a single rib.
Normally only one side of the chest is involved.
Inflammation of the cartilage of the affected rib produces the pain.
The inflammation can produce a swelling that becomes hard and spindle shaped.
The inflamed area may feel tender and warm, and look swollen or red.
Tietze syndrome pain may:
Come on suddenly or gradually
Feel sharp, stabbing, dull, or aching
Vary from mild to severe
Spread to the arm, neck, and shoulders
Become worse if the patient exercise, cough, or sneeze
While the swelling may persist, the chest pain normally reduces after a few weeks.
A diagnosis of Tietze syndrome is based on the symptoms and excluding out other possible causes of the pain.
Physical examination comprises gentle pressure to the chest wall with a single finger to identify the site of the discomfort.
Swelling and tenderness upon palpation at one or more of the costochondral, sternocostal, or sternoclavicular joints, is a distinctive sign of Tietze syndrome and is regarded a positive diagnosis when found.
An electrocardiogram (ECG) should be conducted on all patients that present with acute chest pain.
In some the pain linked with Tietze syndrome is self limiting and resolves on its own without any treatment.
Treatment methods for others may be:
Rest
Applying heat or ice
Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
A nerve block comprising corticosteroid or lidocaine injections may be useful in relieving pain and swelling if the pain does not respond to any other treatment.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Tietze Syndrome
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Costochondritis
Chapter 8 Chest Pain
Epilogue
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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