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What is Costochondritis?
Inflammation of the cartilage connecting ribs to the breastbone. Causes include physical strain, prolonged vigorous coughing, and viral infections; though in many cases, no clear cause is found.
Typical Symptoms of Costochondritis
- Chest pain when coughing or during deep breathing
- Chest pain
- Left-sided chest pain
- Rib pain
- Right sided chest pain
- Pain that runs along the side of one rib
- Pain in the upper left abdomen
- Moving the arm / shoulder worsens the pain
Diagnostic Questions for Costochondritis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Do you have sharp chest pain when coughing or taking a deep breath?
- Are you experiencing chest pain?
- Do you have pain on the left side of your chest?
- Are your ribs hurting?
- Do you have chest pain on the right side?
Treatment of Costochondritis
This condition resolves by itself, but may take several months to fully resolve. Medications like painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills can speed up healing. Simple measures like warm compresses and decreasing physical strain can also help.
Reviewed By:
Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532931/Yoshiyama N, Tsuneyoshi S, Nishi JI, Ishii H. Infective costochondritis and multiple abscesses in a healthy adult. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 15;14(1):e240948. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240948. PMID: 33452067; PMCID: PMC7813321.
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