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My 13 year old son has alump on his lower rib cage or the cartilage what could it be?
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∙ 16y ago
Sounds like costochondritis or Tietze's syndrome, which involves swelling of the cartilage in the lower rib cage. The lump is most likely due to inflammation and possibly the ribs slipping over one another, which can cause a clicking sensation. This problem can be brought on by some sort of trauma and often resolves on its own, or it can become a chronic problem that is related to other inflammatory conditions. Have your son checked by a rheumatologist, if possible, to rule out juvenile forms of Arthritis.
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What does a combination of bones and cartilage form in your body?
The rib cage is made up of a combination of cartilage and bone
What conditions could cause pain in the rib cage?
Costochondritis is a common inflammatory condition of the place where the rib and rib cartilage meet. Other lung and related conditions, such as pleuritis, can also cause inflammation in the chest and rib cage area.
Diagram of cartilage?
Cartilage is a connective tissue found between bones, joints, the ear, the nose, the rib cage, and at the inter-vertebral discs to act as shock absorbers.
If I have rib cage pain, does this mean that I have fractured/broke a rib?
While rib cage pain can be caused by a broken or fractured rib there could be several other causes as well including inflammation of the cartilage near the breastbone, pleurisy, muscle spasms, and osteoporosis. Only a doctor can tell you for sure what if causing your particular rib cage pain.
What different purposes does cartilage serve in the human skeleton?
It allows your rib cage to move when the lungs inhale and exhale
Do dogs have a xiphoid process?
yes they do! its at the very bottom of the sternum/rib cage. Although I believe its just cartilage.
Where on the bone is cartlidge located?
cartilage :- it is a connective tissue which lies at joints between the bones or surrounding the bone it is mainly of two kinds hylaine cartilage and fibro cartilage the other areas where cartilage are found are :the rib cage, theear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs
What does it mean if you have a tugging feeling under your lower right rib cage?
Feeling a tugging sensation under your rib cage can be a sign of Lyme disease. It could also be something minor like a muscle spasm.
What illnesses cause pain in lower rib cage?
Could be a lot of things, may be Scheuerman or Scoliosis's, when your spine is bended and when you crack your ribs..................
What does cartilage helps us to do?
The natural "springiness" of cartilage makes it very helpful as a lining and cover for some of our joints, and gives flexibility to our rib cage and sternum, ears and nose. It is our "built in shock absorber".
What structure commonly known as the Adam's apple protects the larynx?
Not much - there is some tracheal cartilage and a few bones, but they are not arranged in a stable cage formation so they can be relatively easily broken.
What is the advantage of having hyaline cartilage within the rib cage?
It allows more flexible movement which helps us to breathe with ease.
