What does pectus excavatum symptom have

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Pectus excavatum is generally a family genetic disease, which can be found only after CT examination. People suffering from pectus excavatum generally have poor physique. It seems that the patient's chest will be very strange and abnormal. Here's how to popularize the science about the symptoms of pectus excavatum.

What does pectus excavatum symptom have

First, pectus excavatum is a congenital disease with a family history. It is reported that the ratio of male to female is 4:1. The incidence of funnel chest is 2.5% in family history, while in patients without family history, the incidence rate of pectus excavatum is only 1%. Pectus excavatum is a progressive disease, which may exist at birth, but it is often found by parents after several months or even years. The appearance of pectus excavatum is characterized by concave chest, shoulder extension, slightly hunchback and protruding upper abdomen.

Second, the patients with mild compression symptoms of pectus excavatum in infancy are often ignored. Although some patients have inspiratory wheezing and sternal inhalative depression, the cause of respiratory obstruction is often not detected. Children are often thin and weak, not active, prone to upper respiratory tract infection, activity is limited. Forced expiratory volume and maximal ventilation volume decreased significantly. Panic, shortness of breath and dyspnea occurred during activities. In addition to chest deformity, signs often have mild hunchback, abdominal protrusion and other special body.

Third: the sternal body (especially the root of xiphoid process) and its corresponding costal cartilages on both sides are sunken inward, resulting in funnel-shaped anterior chest wall, compression and displacement of heart, and limitation of lung movement due to chest deformity, which affects the cardiopulmonary function of children. Children with palpitations and shortness of breath after activity often have upper respiratory tract and lung infection, and even heart failure. After 3 years old, the symptoms became more and more obvious, with concave chest, protruding abdomen, emaciation and poor development.

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The funnel chest not only affects the appearance of the chest, but also affects some of the heart and lung functions, as well as the volume of other internal organs. It also easily affects the respiratory tract.