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Musculoskeletal Chest Pain due to Costochondritis

MedGen UID:
1714081
•Concept ID:
C5238798
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

A condition in which there is musculoskeletal chest pain associated with inflammation of one or more ribs and/or cartilages. (ACC-AHA) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMusculoskeletal Chest Pain due to Costochondritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Nontraumatic Chest Wall Pain.
Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging, Stowell JT, Walker CM, Chung JH, Bang TJ, Carter BW, Christensen JD, Donnelly EF, Hanna TN, Hobbs SB, Johnson BD, Kandathil A, Lo BM, Madan R, Majercik S, Moore WH, Kanne JP
J Am Coll Radiol 2021 Nov;18(11S):S394-S405. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.08.004. PMID: 34794596
Diagnosis and Treatment of Slipping Rib Syndrome.
Foley CM, Sugimoto D, Mooney DP, Meehan WP 3rd, Stracciolini A
Clin J Sport Med 2019 Jan;29(1):18-23. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000506. PMID: 29023277
Evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal chest pain.
Ayloo A, Cvengros T, Marella S
Prim Care 2013 Dec;40(4):863-87, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.08.007. PMID: 24209723

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis and Treatment of Slipping Rib Syndrome.
Foley CM, Sugimoto D, Mooney DP, Meehan WP 3rd, Stracciolini A
Clin J Sport Med 2019 Jan;29(1):18-23. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000506. PMID: 29023277
Atypical chest pain in athletes.
Sik EC, Batt ME, Heslop LM
Curr Sports Med Rep 2009 Mar-Apr;8(2):52-8. doi: 10.1249/jsr.0b013e31819c7d01. PMID: 19280769
The prevalence of rheumatologic disorders in patients with chest pain and angiographically normal coronary arteries.
Mukerji B, Mukerji V, Alpert MA, Selukar R
Angiology 1995 May;46(5):425-30. doi: 10.1177/000331979504600510. PMID: 7741327
Musculoskeletal chest wall syndromes in patients with noncardiac chest pain: a study of 100 patients.
Wise CM, Semble EL, Dalton CB
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992 Feb;73(2):147-9. PMID: 1543409
Adolescent chest pain: a prospective study.
Pantell RH, Goodman BW Jr
Pediatrics 1983 Jun;71(6):881-7. PMID: 6856401

Diagnosis

Trunk Injuries in Athletes.
Gundersen A, Borgstrom H, McInnis KC
Curr Sports Med Rep 2021 Mar 1;20(3):150-156. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000819. PMID: 33655996
Diagnosis and Treatment of Slipping Rib Syndrome.
Foley CM, Sugimoto D, Mooney DP, Meehan WP 3rd, Stracciolini A
Clin J Sport Med 2019 Jan;29(1):18-23. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000506. PMID: 29023277
Chest Pain: If It Is Not the Heart, What Is It?
Rushton S, Carman MJ
Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Sep;53(3):421-431. Epub 2018 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2018.04.009. PMID: 30100007
Evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal chest pain.
Ayloo A, Cvengros T, Marella S
Prim Care 2013 Dec;40(4):863-87, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.08.007. PMID: 24209723
Acute chest pain.
Jindal A, Singhi S
Indian J Pediatr 2011 Oct;78(10):1262-7. Epub 2011 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s12098-011-0413-1. PMID: 21541647

Therapy

Chest pain in focal musculoskeletal disorders.
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):259-73. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.007. PMID: 20380955
Malignant tumor with chest wall pain mimicking Tietze's syndrome.
Thongngarm T, Lemos LB, Lawhon N, Harisdangkul V
Clin Rheumatol 2001;20(4):276-8. doi: 10.1007/pl00011203. PMID: 11529637

Prognosis

Malignant tumor with chest wall pain mimicking Tietze's syndrome.
Thongngarm T, Lemos LB, Lawhon N, Harisdangkul V
Clin Rheumatol 2001;20(4):276-8. doi: 10.1007/pl00011203. PMID: 11529637
Non-cyclical mastalgia: an improved classification and treatment.
Maddox PR, Harrison BJ, Mansel RE, Hughes LE
Br J Surg 1989 Sep;76(9):901-4. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800760909. PMID: 2804583

Clinical prediction guides

Non-cyclical mastalgia: an improved classification and treatment.
Maddox PR, Harrison BJ, Mansel RE, Hughes LE
Br J Surg 1989 Sep;76(9):901-4. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800760909. PMID: 2804583

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