Adjei, MD Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome, is the inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage.

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium ... Costochondritis is a common harmless cause of chest wall pain. Still, seeing a healthcare provider is a good idea if you suddenly develop ...

Depending on how much inflammation there is, it can range from mildly annoying to intensely painful. People sometimes describe the pain as stabbing ... A patient presenting painful chest wall swelling ...

Reproducible chest wall tenderness (CWT) on palpation of the thorax, where the maximum pain sensation is referred ... were recent thoracic surgery within 1 year, any chronic inflammatory joint or ...

Pericarditis is inflammation of the lining around the ... The pericardium helps keep your heart in place inside the chest wall, provides lubrication for the heart, and shields it from infection ...

Other causes of a burning sensation in your chest include anxiety, inflammation in the body ... Any traumatic injury to the chest that impacts the chest wall muscle, diaphragm, and ribs can cause ...

Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal ...

Inflammation caused by lupus may affect the ... of fluid will build up in the space between your lungs and your chest wall; when it leaks out it is called a pleural effusion. Pain from pleurisy, with ...

It represents a possible alternative to the main pharmacological treatments for pain ... line the lungs and chest wall) induced by a substance called carrageenan; joint inflammation induced ...

It represents a possible alternative to the main pharmacological treatments for pain ... line the lungs and chest wall) induced by a substance called carrageenan; joint inflammation induced ...