IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2060HealthcarePECTUS DEFORMITIES AMONG CHILDREN OF COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH DantuPadmasreePusuluriSrinivas)153156This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Pectus excavatum (PE) and Pectus carinatum (PC) are two common chest deformities. The present study was conducted with an aim to document the prevalence of chest wall deformities including PE and PC in Indian population. 22750 children and adolescents aged 7-14 years consisting of 12628 (55.5%) males and 10122 (44.5%) females were studied who attended Pediatric and Chest Clinics over a period of 8 years. Subjects with chest wall deformities (PE and PC) were traced out. The prevalence of chest deformities in our population is 150 (0.6%). The mean age of subjects was 11.2 years. Of these subjects 112 (0.49%) [64 (57%) males and 48 (43%) females)] had PE and 38 (0.16%) [28 (73.7%) males and 10 (26.3%) females)] had PC. The prevalence of PE seems to be high compared to PC in coastal Andhra of India. Chest deformities should not be considered only as a cosmetic derangement, one should also consider its functional, social and psychological ramifications.

Chest wall deformity Pectus carinatum Pectus excavatum.