Pectus carinatum
Pectus carinatum: Introduction
Pectus carinatum: An outward protrusion of the chest where the sternum is pressed outward.
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- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Definitions of Pectus carinatum:
Pectus carinatum: flattening of the chest on either side with forward projection of the sternum resembling the keel of a boat. SYN: chicken breast, keeled chest, pigeon breast, pigeon chest.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Pectus carinatum is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pectus carinatum, or a subtype of Pectus carinatum,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
Organs affected by Pectus carinatum:
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Detailed list of causes of Pectus carinatum
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pectus carinatum.
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causes of Pectus carinatum that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 68
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing symptoms: Pectus carinatum:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pectus carinatum' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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Symbols
3q deletion
... pectus carinatumA
Acro-pectoro-renal field defect
... pectus carinatumAcrorenal mandibular syndrome
... pigeon chestB
Becker nevus syndrome
... pigeon chestBentham-Driessen-Hanveld syndrome
... pigeon chestC
Camptodactyly syndrome, Guadalajara type 2
... pigeon chestCamptodactyly syndrome, Guadalajara type 3
... pigeon chestCDG syndrome type 1A
... pectus carinatumChromosome 17q, partial duplication
... pectus carinatumChromosome 8 trisomy syndrome
... pectus carinatumChromosome 8, trisomy
... Pectus carinatumChromosome 9p tetrasomy syndrome
... pectus carinatumCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A
... pectus carinatumCongenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia
... pectus carinatumD
Desbuquois dysplasia
... pectus carinatumE
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type
... pectus carinatumH
Homocystinuria
... pigeon-chestHomocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
... pigeon-chestHomocystinuria syndrome
... pectus carinatumHunter-Mcdonald syndrome
... pigeon chestJ
Jaffer-Beighton syndrome
... pigeon chestJarcho-Levin Syndrome
... pectus carinatumK
King-Denborough syndrome
... pigeon chestKozlowski-Celermajer syndrome
... pigeon chestL
LEOPARD Syndrome
... pectus carinatumLockwood-Feingold syndrome
... pigeon chestM
Marfan syndrome
... pigeon chestMarfan Syndrome type 2
... pigeon chestMarfan-Like syndrome
... pigeon chestMedrano-Roldan syndrome
... pigeon chestMental retardation, Buenos Aires type
... pectus carinatumMorquio syndrome
... pectus carinatumMorquio syndrome type A
... pectus carinatumMorquio syndrome, type B
... pectus carinatumN
Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome
... pectus carinatumNonkeratan-sulfate-excreting Morquio syndrome
... pectus carinatumNoonan Syndrome
... pectus carinatumP
Penoscrotal transposition
... pectus carinatumR
Renal rickets
... pigeon chestS
SCARF syndrome
... pectus carinatumSchwartz-Jampel Syndrome
... pectus carinatumSmith-Martin-Dodd syndrome
... pectus carinatumSplit hand split foot mandibular hypoplasia
... pigeon chestSpondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenita
... pectus carinatumSpondylometaphyseal dysplasia, Kozlowski type
... pectus carinatumStickler Syndrome
... pectus carinatumStickler Syndrome, type I
... pectus carinatumStickler Syndrome, type II
... pectus carinatumStickler Syndrome, type III
... pectus carinatumU
Unusual facies, oligodontia and precocious choroid calcifications
... pigeon chestUnusual facies, short webbed neck, mental retardation, short stature
... pigeon chest
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What are the alternative names for Pectus carinatum:
Pigeon chest
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Pectus carinatum:
Medical Conditions associated with Pectus carinatum:
Chest deformity (121 causes), Deformity symptoms (220 causes)
Symptoms related to Pectus carinatum:
Chest wall deformity, Pigeon chest (51 causes), Marfan syndrome, Morquio syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 21, Homocystinuria, Osteogenesis imperfecta, Multiple lentigines syndrome, Sly syndrome
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