Gamuts

Pectus excavatum

Pectus excavatum is a structural deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in which the sternum and rib cage are shaped abnormally. This produces a caved-in or sunken appearance of the chest. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Funnel chest
May Cause
Abnormal position of the heart
Indistinct heart border on frontal chest radiograph
Mediastinal shift
May Be Caused by
 Common
Congenital heart disease
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Homocystinuria
Idiopathic pectus excavatum
Infantile respiratory distress syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Mitral valve prolapse syndrome
Myotonic dystrophy
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Turner syndrome
 Uncommon
3-M syndrome
Aarskog syndrome
Brugada syndrome
Catel-Manzke syndrome
Coffin-Lowry syndrome
Cowden syndrome
Cutis laxa
Distal arthrogryposis type 2A
Distichiasis-lymphedema syndrome
F syndrome
Faciothoracoskeletal syndrome
Familial congenital pectus excavatum
German syndrome
Goldberg-Shprintzen syndrome
Golden-Lakim syndrome
Gorlin syndrome
King syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
LEOPARD syndrome
Melnick-Needles osteodysplasty
MMMM syndrome
Multiple synostosis syndrome
Noonan syndrome
Osteomalacia
Pectus excavatum - macrocephaly - dysplastic nails
PHACE association
Poland syndrome
Prune-belly syndrome
Roberts syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Sunken chest syndrome
Trauma with flail chest