TIETZE SYNDROME

Course overview

TIETZE SYNDROME IS AN ATYPICAL CAUSE OF ANTERIOR CHEST PAIN CHARACTERIZED BY LOCALIZED TENDERNESS AND NON-SUPPURATIVE SWELLING, USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2ND OR 3RD COSTAL CARTILAGES UNILATERALLY. THIS CONDITION IS BENIGN AND SELF-LIMITING, WITH MOST PATIENTS EXPERIENCING COMPLETE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SWELLING WITHIN WEEKS TO MONTHS WHILE UTILIZING CONSERVATIVE SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT MODALITIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF TIETZE SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.