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What Causes Pectus Excavatum?
Okay my left ribcage has like a small dent in it, i always had a small dent in my chest i thought it was a small pectus excavatum but i recenly noticed it was only a small dent on my left ribcage. What could it be? Im a 16 y/o M Thank you for taking your time to read this.
Fri, 31 Oct 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM.
Pectus excavutum is chest wall anomaly and it is usually asymptomatic. Some patients may have cosmetic problem.
It is actually seen since birth but noticed only after 10-11 years.
The causes of this can be
1. Congenital malformation
2. Vitamin D deficiency
3. Calcium deficiency
4. Vitamin deficiency etc
So better not to worry about this as it is asymptomatic. If you have cosmetic problem than corrective surgery is needed.
Pectus excavutum is chest wall anomaly and it is usually asymptomatic. Some patients may have cosmetic problem.
It is actually seen since birth but noticed only after 10-11 years.
The causes of this can be
1. Congenital malformation
2. Vitamin D deficiency
3. Calcium deficiency
4. Vitamin deficiency etc
So better not to worry about this as it is asymptomatic. If you have cosmetic problem than corrective surgery is needed.
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