Patient's question:
One side of the chest is lower, one side is higher, and you can place a child's head ring in the middle.Doctor's answer:
Hello, consider surgical treatment. The factors or causes of pigeon chest include congenital developmental abnormalities, malnutrition, congenital heart disease, rickets, etc. Pigeon chest is mostly caused by rickets in children, which is due to insufficient vitamin D in the body, leading to impaired calcium and phosphorus absorption, resulting in osteomalacia. The connection between the ribs and the sternum at the chest area becomes concave, causing the sternum to protrude forward, forming a pigeon chest. For pigeon chest patients under 3 years old, active treatment for rickets should be given, including calcium and vitamin D supplementation. For patients over 3 years old, it is mostly a sequelae, and treatment with calcium and vitamin D is ineffective. Generally, mild pigeon chest will gradually disappear with physical growth. Strengthening physical exercise, such as chest-expanding exercises, push-ups, and head lifts, two to three times a day, can accelerate the correction of the deformity. If the pigeon chest is severe and affects respiratory and circulatory functions, surgical treatment is required.Medical Advice: Pigeon chest caused by rickets is a skeletal change resulting from long-term vitamin D deficiency and requires a bone alkaline phosphatase test for confirmation. After the baby is born, fish oil should be supplemented within half a month to prevent rickets.