Costochondritis
Description of the disease
Doctors
Symptoms
Costochondritis is inflammation of one or more of the cartilage between the ribs. It usually presents with pain in the front of the chest wall, worsening with movement or deep inspiration. Treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Prolonged cough and chest injury increase the risk of developing this condition.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology