Chondritis
Encyclopedia
Chondritis is inflammation of cartilage
.
It takes several forms, osteochondritis
, costochondritis
among them. Costochondritis is notable for feeling like a heart attack.
Perichondritis
, commonly involving the outer ear
Relapsing polychondritis
Cartilage
Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...
.
It takes several forms, osteochondritis
Osteochondritis
Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed.It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans...
, costochondritis
Costochondritis
Costochondritis is a benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, which is a length of cartilage which connects each rib, except the eleventh and twelfth, to the sternum. It causes pain in the chest that can be reproduced by pressing on the affected area between the ribs. This pain can be quite...
among them. Costochondritis is notable for feeling like a heart attack.
See also
ChondropathyChondropathy
In medicine, Chondropathy refers to a disease of the cartilage. It is frequently divided into 5 grades, with 0-2 defined as normal, and 3-4 defined as diseased.-Cartilage diseases:Some common diseases affecting/involving the cartilage are listed below....
Perichondritis
Perichondritis
Perichondritis is inflammation of the perichondrium, a layer of connective tissue which surrounds cartilage. A common form, auricular perichondritis involves infection of the pinna due to infection of traumatic or surgical wound or the spread of inflammation into depth. It may lead to severe...
, commonly involving the outer ear
Relapsing polychondritis