Chest Deformity: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Chest Deformity

Additionally, their doctor may search for signs such as chest deformities, a curvature of the spine, and dislocated lenses in the eyes. [healthline.com]

deformities, such as a protrusion or a caved-in appearance of the breastbone long, spindly arms and legs scoliosis Less common variations involve these additional signs and [healthline.com]

[…] symptoms: dislocation of the lenses in the eyes nearsightedness abnormal blood clots osteoporosis, or weakening of the bones learning disabilities developmental problems chest [healthline.com]

Rickets

Clinical characteristics included: delays of sitting, walking, and teething; bone and chest deformities; widened wrists and ankles; and bowed lower extremities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chest deformities can develop from deformities of the ribs, and lead to lung infections. [orthoinfo.aaos.org]

[…] rickets Bowleg deformity (genu varum) Bowing of long bones in legs Wrist enlargement Ankle enlargement Rib beading (rachitic rosary) Harrison's sulcus and pot belly Chest [thachers.org]

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

A 7-year-old male child presented to us with a history of recurrent fractures and progressively increasing chest deformity for the past 4 years. [ijabmr.org]

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disorder that causes heterotopic bone formation leading to chest wall and spinal deformities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

On examination, the patient had multiple non-tender hard swellings in neck, chest, and abdominal wall with bilateral hallux valgus deformity. [mss-ijmsr.com]

Achondroplasia

There is a lethal form of short-limbed dwarfism called thanatophoric dysplasia that causes severe deformities of the chest and respiratory failure in newborns, which results [msdmanuals.com]

Nemaline Myopathy Type 2

Most patients were characterized by similar clinical features, such as high-arched palate, long fingers, elongated myopathic face, chest deformity, dysphagia, respiratory [link.springer.com]

Patients may also exhibit dysphagia, respiratory insufficiency, foot deformities, arch palate, scoliosis, chest deformities and superior and inferior limbs contractures 1- [scielo.br]

Affected infants have progressive muscle weakness, a severely deformed chest with a prominent sternum (pectus carinatum), muscle wasting (atrophy) and life-threatening respiratory [rarediseases.org]

Chest Wall Disorder

What are the symptoms of chest wall deformities? [childrenshospital.org]

[…] of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Approximate Synonyms Acquired deformity of bilateral ribs Acquired deformity of chest Acquired deformity of chest wall Acquired [icd10data.com]

Mechanical ventilation is widely offered to people with nerve and muscle diseases or chest wall deformities who develop chronic hypoventilation. [cochrane.org]

Funnel Chest

This article deals with two of the three most common chest deformities: pectus excavatum (funnel chest) and pectus carinatum (pigeon chest). [patient.info]

Pectus excavatum patient before and after treatment Pectus excavatum is the most common form of congenital chest deformity, also referred to as ‘sunken’ or ‘funnel’ chest. [londonorthotics.co.uk]

The third common chest deformity is due to scoliosis. See separate Scoliosis and Kyphosis article. [patient.info]

Flail Chest

On rare occasions after total sternectomy, patients develop persistent flail chest deformities requiring long-term mechanical respiratory assistance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] who developed chest wall deformity in the surgically treated group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common late problems are chronic pain and chest wall deformity (Stove-in chest) which lead to long-term impairment in pulmonary function tests [13]. [doi.org]

Poland Syndrome

The patient would have obvious chest asymmetry and deformity. The affected side would have absent nipple and areola with minimum subcutaneous fat. [boneandspine.com]

[…] patient with severe Poland syndrome with amastia, athelia, and deformity of the chest wall, and aplasia of 2 ribs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] wall deformity. [boneandspine.com]

Thoracoplasty

RESULTS: The most common diagnoses for implantation were hemivertebrae (9), hemivertebrae with chest wall deformity (10), and unilateral bar (8). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This promising new technique treats scoliosis in patients with severe chest wall deformities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cardiovascular surgery is challenging in patients who have previously undergone thoracoplasty because of severe chest deformity and impaired pulmonary function. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Noonan Syndrome

Characteristic phenotype includes short stature, chest deformity, congenital heart defects, and unusual facial features. [bestpractice.bmj.com]

Other important findings include skeletal anomalies, especially spinal and chest deformities. [bone-abstracts.org]

Musculoskeletal manifestations commonly seen in these patients are pectus Carinatum type chest deformities, observed in 70% of cases, as well as kyphosis or scoliosis.10 Bertola [reumatologiaclinica.org]

Isolated Congenital Breast Hypoplasia or Aplasia

He had a severe right unilateral chest wall deformity with asymmetry. He also had evidence of correction of a brachysyndactyly of the right hand. [amssm.org]

[…] the broadest muscle of back), moderate deformity of the ribs, and marked deformity of the chest in both women and men. [journals.eco-vector.com]

Another explanation is that dextrocardia is a cardiac malposition caused by deformation of the chest wall. [tgkdc.dergisi.org]

Congenital Malformation of the Ribs

Collins, MD History This is a 23 year-old female admitted for the first time who provides the history of congenital right chest wall deformity, right hypoplastic breast and [mdmag.com]

Thoracic insufficiency syndrome is a complex condition that involves chest wall deformities that affect normal breathing and lung growth. [chop.edu]

BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies of the ribs and chest wall as well as Sprengel deformity of the shoulder are often associated with congenital deformities of the spine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

3q29 Microdeletion

Autism, gait ataxia, chest-wall deformity, and long and tapering fingers were noted in at least two of six patients. [research.manchester.ac.uk]

deformity long and tapering fingers microcephaly cleft lip and palate horseshoe kidney hypospadias ligamentous laxity recurrent middle ear infections abnormal pigmentation [humpath.com]

[…] microdeletion syndrome Synopsis mild-to-moderate mental retardation slightly dysmorphic facial features long and narrow face short philtrum high nasal bridge autism gait ataxia chest-wall [humpath.com]

Sprengel Deformity

deformities. [erj.ersjournals.com]

He had previously undergone a surgical repair of a chest deformity and was subsequently advised to undergo physical rehabilitation. [journals.lww.com]

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to navigation Jump to search Sprengel's deformity human disease Upload media Wikipedia Subclass of deformity of chest [commons.wikimedia.org]

Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome

By the time the child is 2 years of age, he or she will start having chest deformities with a barrel shaped chest. [hellodoktor.com]

Some of the other deformities that may present in a child with Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome are abnormally small head, a long skull, protruding lower part of the jaw. [epainassist.com]

Chest deformities, feeding difficulties, and developmental delay usually occur before 18 months. Disproportionate short stature usually occurs after 18 months. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Possible causes of hypoventilation include: neuromuscular diseases (cause weakening of muscles that control breathing) chest wall deformities (interfere with the ability to [healthline.com]

Chest wall deformities In patients with chest wall deformities, hypoventilation develops secondary to decreased chest wall compliance, with a resultant decreased tidal volume [emedicine.medscape.com]

deformity inhaled medications to open airways and treat ongoing lung disease If left untreated, hypoventilation can cause life-threatening complications, including death. [healthline.com]

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3

Spine curvatures, compression fractures, Scoliosis and chest deformities occur frequently. Type IV Type IV OI is a moderate form of OI. [specialeducationalneeds.co.uk]

Spine curvatures, compression fractures of the vertebrae, scoliosis, and chest deformities occur frequently. [oif.org]

There is progressive deformity of the skull, long bones, spine, chest and pelvis during early years. [patient.info]

Jeune Syndrome

Recurrent breathing difficulties and skeletal deformity (especially chest deformity) found by chest X-ray strengthen the suspicion. [penyakitlangkaindonesia.org]

Diagnosis Jeune syndrome is usually diagnosed at birth based on the chest deformity and short-limbed dwarfism. Severely affected infants will have respiratory distress. [verywell.com]

Mortality and life-threatening events after vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib surgery in children with hypoplastic chest wall deformity. [doi.org]

MASS Syndrome

Skeletal features are increased height, disproportionately long limbs, chest deformity, joint laxity, scoliosis and a narrow, highly arched palate with crowding of the teeth [saintfrancis.com]

Skeletal features, including curvature of the spine (scoliosis), chest wall deformities, and joint hypermobility, may be present. [marfan.org]

Skeletal features – possible features include curvature of the spine (scoliosis), chest wall deformities, and joint hypermobility. [rarediseases.org]

Hypophosphatasia

Severely affected babies often die from respiratory insufficiency due to progressive chest deformity or have persistent bone disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some infants survive a few days but have respiratory complications due to hypoplastic lungs and rachitic deformities of the chest. [boneandspine.com]

deformities; • Muscle weakness; • Hypercalcemia (higher than normal level of calcium in your blood); and • Multiple congenital abnormalities, leading to respiratory failure [secure.ssa.gov]

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 2

There is progressive deformity of the skull, long bones, spine, chest and pelvis during early years. [patient.info]

Spine curvatures, compression fractures of the vertebrae, scoliosis, and chest deformities occur frequently. [oif.org]

Complications may include: Hearing loss (common in type I and type III) Heart failure (type II) Respiratory problems and pneumonias due to chest wall deformities Spinal cord [medlineplus.gov]

Blue Sclera

On systemic examination he had bow arms [Figure 2], short legs [Figure 3], no spinal cord and chest deformity. X-ray both hands shows arm deformity [Figure 4]. [kjophthal.com]

Complications are largely based on the type of OI present.[1] Hearing loss (common in Type I and Type III) Heart failure (Type II) Respiratory problems and pneumonia due to chest [kjophthal.com]

[…] wall deformities Spinal cord or brain stem problems Permanent deformity. [kjophthal.com]

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4

They presented marked growth retardation, spinal deformity, chest deformity, genu valgum, and corneal opacities. [cags.org.ae]

Skeletal symptoms Skeletal deformities Short trunk Weakness in the neck Spinal cord compression Knock knees Overly flexible joints Abnormal walk Spinal problems Chest deformities [biomarin.com]

[…] which patient developed wasting in lower limbs with worsening of deformities in knee and chest. [omicsonline.org]

Marfan Syndrome

They also may have severe chest deformities, such as a chest that is either caved in or protrudes in front. Some patients also have scoliosis (curvature of the spine). [drugs.com]

[…] of the little finger pelvis / lower limbs pes planus hallux valgus clubfoot chest wall deformities (present in up to ⅔ of cases 2) pectus excavatum pectus carinatum ocular [radiopaedia.org]

[…] of the 5 th finger pelvis / lower limbs pes planus hallux valgus clubfoot chest wall deformities (present in up to 2/3 of cases 2 ) pectus excavatum pectus carinatum ocular [radiopaedia.org]

Pickwickian Syndrome

[…] wall deformities - Kyphoscoliosis, fibrothorax, thoracoplasty Central respiratory drive depression - Drugs (narcotics, benzodiazepines, barbiturates), neurologic disorders [emedicine.medscape.com]

Neuromuscular disorders [3] - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophies (Duchenne and Becker dystrophies), diaphragm paralysis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis Chest [emedicine.medscape.com]

Mucopolysaccharidosis-plus Syndrome

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Pectus Carinatum

Overview Practice Essentials Pectus carinatum (ie, carinatum or keel-shaped deformity of the chest) is the second most common chest wall deformity in children. [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] carinatum deformity Chest dimensions in a patient without a pectus deformity or following correction Pectus Index (PI) is where ml is the width of the chest wall (medio-lateral [pectusclinic.com]

Chest wall anomalies: pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. Adolesc Med. 2004;15:455-71. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shamberger RC. Congenital chest wall deformities. [physio-pedia.com]

Secondary Scoliosis

1. Wang Z, Fu C, Leng J, Qu Z, Xu F, Liu Y. Treatment of dystrophic scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type 1 with onestage posterior pedicle screw technique. Spine J 2015;15(4):587.85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2014.10.014 2. Bersusky E. Deformidades vertebrales por neurofibromatosis. Rev Asoc Argent Ortop Traumatol[…] [raaot.org.ar]

Unilateral Hypoplasia or Absence of Pectoralis Major Muscle

He had a severe right unilateral chest wall deformity with asymmetry. He also had evidence of correction of a brachysyndactyly of the right hand. [amssm.org]

[…] the broadest muscle of back), moderate deformity of the ribs, and marked deformity of the chest in both women and men. [journals.eco-vector.com]

The patient would have obvious chest asymmetry and deformity. The affected side would have absent nipple and areola with minimum subcutaneous fat. [boneandspine.com]