Does funnel chest die

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Pectus excavatum is a congenital disease with certain heredity. The reason why it is pectus excavatum is that the patient's appearance is characterized by concave front chest and a little hunchback. Let's see if funnel chest will die.

Does funnel chest die

First of all: pectus excavatum usually does not cause death. Patients with mild pectus excavatum compression 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.

Secondly, pectus excavatum deformity oppressed the heart and lung, and most of the heart shifted to the left chest. Children often show a unique weak posture: neck forward, round shoulder, pot shaped abdomen. The deepest depression was at the junction of sternal body and xiphoid process. In the treatment of pectus excavatum, we should pay close attention to the complications that may be induced and treat them symptomatically.

Finally: the thoracic deformity caused by pectus excavatum is more serious, the organs in the chest, heart and lung are compressed in varying degrees, and even lead to heart displacement, lung ventilation function is also affected. If further development, but also prone to respiratory tract infection and other serious diseases. Sometimes it is associated with pulmonary hypoplasia, Marfan syndrome, asthma and other diseases.

matters needing attention

The disease is a familial dominant genetic disease without effective preventive measures. For children with less severe thoracic deformity, preventive measures should be taken to prevent its continued development. When children with similar diseases are found, it is best to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment.