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Costochondritis
Is costochondritis detected by any imaging ?
I have pain along the right side of sternum
Breast ultrasound, MRI, Xray, Echo are normal.
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Clinically only its diagnosed. Cxray is done to rule out any other cause.
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No, it’s mostly a clinical diagnosis or diagnosis by exclusion
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Only clinically we can diagnose
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Costochondritis is mainly clinical diagnosis. All the imaging may be normal.
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Dr. Vijay Singh Jadaun
Pulmonologist
38 yrs exp
Jaipur
Only Clinically diagnosed.. imaging and blood reports help to exclude other similar conditions.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It can be detected by clinical examination. In late stages,xray is useful.
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