Sunken chest (symptom description): Sunken chest is listed as a type of or related-symptom for symptom Chest symptoms.
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Sunken chest: Sunken chest is listed as an alternate name or description for Funnel Chest. For a medical symptom description of 'Sunken chest', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Funnel Chest (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.
Sunken chest (medical condition): Depression of the breast bone - sunken chest appearance. The condition is usually a congenital deformity but may occur in association with conditions such as rickets, Marfan syndrome and Poland syndrome. Severe cases may result in breathing problems or may affect heart function.
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