A baby with a high protruding chest may be suffering from chicken breast, a common chest wall deformity that is caused by vitamin D deficiency or congenital malformations.
Chicken chest is a kind of deformity that manifests as anterior convexity of the sternum, often accompanied by both sides of the rib cartilage and rib cage four sunken, is the second most common chest wall deformity after the funnel chest.
It is the second most common chest wall deformity after funnel chest. Its etiology is related to heredity, about 20%~25% of the patients have family genetic history, or due to vitamin D deficiency, calcium salts can not be deposited normally during the process of osteogenesis. The main signs are anterior chest wall proptosis deformity, increased anterior and posterior diameter of the thorax, and hunchback.
The baby’s chest protrudes very high, there may be other reasons, such as barrel chest, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or treatment under the guidance of the doctor.