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]

[…] 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]

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

Symptoms Initial symptoms include deformities or lumps in the big toes and/or thumbs leading to a characteristic 'hallux valgus' deformity. [symptoma.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]

Congenital funnel chest deformities (pectus excavatum) are a well known condition that may require surgical correction if repercussions on the respiratory and cardiac dynamics [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

The results show that surgery to repair the broken ribs reduces pneumonia, chest deformity, tracheostomy, duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay. [cochrane.org]

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

Poland Syndrome

[…] 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]

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

We propose an algorithmic approach to the patient with a Poland syndrome chest wall and breast deformity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Noonan Syndrome

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]

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

Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder with variable expression of distinctive facial features, webbed neck, chest deformity, short stature, cryptorchidism and congenital heart [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

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]

NOS rib (acquired) M95.4 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M95.4 Acquired deformity of chest and rib 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code congenital Q76.6 Extra - see also Accessory [icd10data.com]

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]

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. [epainassist.com]

Chest deformities, feeding difficulties, and developmental delay usually occur before 18 months. Disproportionate short stature usually occurs after 18 months. [rareguru.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. [hellodoktor.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]

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]

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 5

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

deformities affecting vital capacity and chest compliance. [apicareonline.com]

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

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. [verywellhealth.com]

Prognosis in JS depends on the severity of the pulmonary hypoplasia caused by the chest wall deformity. [hindawi.com]

Mucopolysaccharidosis-plus Syndrome

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Collagenopathy Type 2 - Collagenopathy Type 11

Chest deformities such as pectus excavatum (depression of the chest bone) and carinatum (prominent chest bone) can occur. [rarediseases.org]

[…] facies, chest wall deformities, and scoliosis or kyphosis. [frontiersin.org]

deformities, a hip disorder of childhood (Legg-Calve-Perthe’s disease); early onset degenerative osteoarthritis (onset before age 40 years by X-ray); and mitral valve prolapse [rarediseases.org]

Chromosome 15q25 Deletion Syndrome

deformities, and anemia. [bmcmedgenomics.biomedcentral.com]

deformities, and anemia when compared to the previously reported cases. [bmcmedgenomics.biomedcentral.com]

Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Background Proximal microdeletions on chromosome 15q25.2 are very rare, and are associated with neurodevelopmental delay, inguinal hernia, chest [bmcmedgenomics.biomedcentral.com]

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]

Pectus carinatum, also called “pigeon chest,” is a deformity of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum (breastbone) and ribs. [stanfordchildrens.org]

Pectus carinatum (PC, or pigeon chest) is a chest wall deformity where there is overgrowth of the cartilage between the ribs and the sternum (breastbone), causing the middle [rch.org.au]

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]

Osteogenesis imperfecta

However, the focus of this objective is changing to include studies of scoliosis and its effect on function, studies of chest proportions and rib deformities, and studies [clinicaltrials.gov]

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 [mountsinai.org]

Skeletal deformities of limbs, chest, and skull Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) Respiratory difficulties Weak muscles Excessive sweating Constipation Tendency to bruise [parentsaccused.co.uk]

Premature Obliteration of Sternal Sutures

No abstract available Similar articles [Sternal turnover technic in correction of pigeon chest deformity (author's transl)]. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Saunders, Philadelphia, p 1620 Ellis DG (1989) Chest wall deformities in children. [link.springer.com]

Chondromanubrial (arcuate) pectus carinatum is the rarest protrusion deformity of the chest. Its surgical correction was first described by Ravitch in 1952. [jpedsurg.org]

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]

Absence of Pectoralis 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]

Noonan Syndrome 3

deformity Undescended testes First-degree relative who has Noonan syndrome or any of the above features Table 4. [aafp.org]

deformities and short stature. [en.wikipedia.org]

deformity Undescended testes First-degree relative who has Noonan syndrome or any of the above features Resources The following education, support, referral, and research [aafp.org]