Why chicken breast

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Chicken breast can also be called pigeon breast. Patients with chicken breast or pigeon breast usually have chicken or pigeon breast. Generally, the proportion of male patients with chicken breast is much larger than that of female patients. Now let's talk about why there are chicken breasts.

Why chicken breast

First, congenital pectus excavatum deformity is related to heredity as well as congenital pectus excavatum deformity. During the period of fetus or infant, the unbalanced development of sternum, vertebrae and ribs results in the deformity of thorax. Hypoplasia of the central tendon of the diaphragm attached to the sternum is a secondary cause, such as hypoplasia of the anterior part of the diaphragm, not attached to the xiphoid process and costal arch.

Second: secondary diseases in the chest. For example, in some congenital heart diseases, the enlarged heart compresses the chest wall and forms the deformity of chicken breast. Flat chest deformity caused by chronic empyema. Long term chronic respiratory tract infection can weaken respiratory function. In order to meet the needs of respiration, diaphragmatic movement is strengthened, and Hao's sulcus is retracted, gradually forming chicken breast deformity. There are also secondary to heart or chest surgery.

Third: it may be due to malnutrition. After birth, infants and young children do not get enough nutrition and suffer from some malnutrition diseases, such as infantile rickets, which can affect the development of sternum for a long time, resulting in thoracic deformity. It is generally believed that it is caused by excessive growth of ribs and costal cartilage. Sternal deformity is secondary to rib deformity, and can also be secondary to thoracic diseases.

matters needing attention

When patients with chicken breast symptoms, will affect the appearance of patients, may cause psychological impact on patients, resulting in inferiority or self-confidence and a series of bad psychology. This will affect the normal life of patients. It is usually caused by congenital and postnatal reasons.