Costochondritis

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Costochondritis or costosternal syndrome or costosternal chondrodyniais inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib bone to the breastbone sternum. Sometimes the pain is so severe it can mimic a heart attack. When swelling accompanies the pain, it is known as Tietze syndrome.

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