tietze syndrome

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What does tietze syndrome mean?

A benign inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, differentiated from costochondritis by swelling of the costal cartilages.

Where does tietze syndrome come from?

First described in 1921 by the German surgeon Alexander Tietze (1864–1927).

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