Tietze’s syndrome /tēt″sēz/ [Alexander Tietze, German surgeon, 1864–1927] , 1. a disorder characterized by nonsuppurative swellings of one or more costal cartilages that may accompany chronic respiratory infections. It causes pain that may radiate to the neck, shoulder, or arm, mimicking the pain of coronary artery disease. If the pain is severe, infiltration with procaine and hydrocortisone may provide relief. 2. albinism, except for normal eye pigment, accompanied by deaf mutism and hypoplasia of the eyebrows.
