Osteochondrosis of the chest region, the symptoms of which in women are confused with pathology of the heart and mammary glands, is a rare disease. However, due to the similarity of the symptoms, doctors pay a lot of attention to the disease.
Arthritis and osteoarthritis are often confused because of the similarity of the names. Yes, and both diseases affect the joints (for example, there is arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joint). The affected joints become inflamed, swollen and painful. Otherwise, these are completely different diseases.