Tietze's syndrome

Tie·tze's syndrome

noun \ˈtēt-səz-\

Definition of TIETZE'S SYNDROME

: a condition of unknown origin that is characterized by inflammation of costochondral cartilage—called also costochondritis, Tietze's disease

Biographical Note for TIETZE'S SYNDROME

Tietze, Alexander (1864–1927), German surgeon. A qualified surgeon in Breslau from 1894, Tietze became primary physician at the Allerheiligen Hospital in 1896. The author of numerous papers on surgical topics, he is remembered for a notable textbook on emergency surgery that was published in 1927. He published a description of the syndrome that bears his name in 1921.