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What Could Cause Overlapping Protruding Rib In An Infant

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Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh MD

normally, and eats well but is in the 30% and is tall not chubby. I have noticed that her lowest rib on her ... to be causing her any pain. Could I have inadvertently caused this problem (I sometimes... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani MD

My baby boy of nine months old, the leftside rib (that may be 6or7) is slightly outwards than the right side.what is the problem? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

What would cause an infant's 8th rib to not grow attached to the rib above - only on one side? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

Hi doc, my son will turn 11 months on coming March 2nd. He is a very active kid who stands by furniture & crawls really fast. I have noticed that his lower left rib is slightly protruding sometimes,when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Rakesh Sharma MD

what other conditions can cause a protruding rib? I also get some discomfort in my rib to. ...My physical therapist noticed that when I lay down my left rib the bottom part... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Sharma ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth MD

daughter has what feels like to me an overlapping rib.. its protruding and you can kinda see it. Shes never shown any signs of pain either... what would you think this is (she was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Diptanshu Das MD

Hi, I am a public health nurse and had a family bring their infant in to clinic for immunizations ... does indeed flare out significantly. What is the cause for this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Eric Goldstein MD

protruding rib. Is this common and should I be concerned? ...I recently noticed that my four-month-old baby has a slight bump on her rib cage. As I trace my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

some time in the recent months I have suspected that the lower part of my rib cage was protruding. I ...What are the possible causes of lower rib cage protrusion? I am currently... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Himanshi Kashyap MD

my 3 year old boy has a protruding rib on the right side, the doctor said it is his fifth anterior rib protruding, he had an x-ray 15 months ago and hospital said it seemed fine, but keep... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Himanshi Kashyap ( Pediatrician)