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Prevalência de pectus carinatum e pectus excavatum em escolares de Manaus

2009; Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia; Volume: 35; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1806-37132009000300005

ISSN

1806-3756

Autores

Fernando Luíz Westphal, Luiz Carlos de Oliveira Lima, José Corrêia Lima Neto, Altair Rodrigues Chaves, Vítor Lazarini dos Santos Júnior, Brena Luize Cunha Ferreira,

Tópico(s)

Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment

Resumo

To determine the prevalence of congenital anterior chest wall deformities in 11- to 14-year-old students.Students participating in the study were recruited from public schools in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The statistically significant sample (precision, 1%; 95% CI) comprised 1,332 students. Pectus deformities were identified by physical examination of the chest, and the individuals with one of these deformities completed a questionnaire regarding heredity and symptoms resulting from the chest abnormality.The mean age of the participants was 11.7 years. The prevalence of pectus abnormalities was 1.95% (pectus excavatum: 1.275%; pectus carinatum: 0.675%). Of the 26 students with a pectus deformity, 17 (65.4%) had pectus excavatum, and 18 (69.2%) were male. Concomitant scoliosis was observed in 3 cases (11.5%). A family history of pectus was reported by 17 students (65.4%), and 17 (65.4%) reported chest pain, dyspnea or palpitations.In this study, the prevalence of pectus deformities (1.95%) was lower than that reported in other studies conducted in Brazil (3.6-4.9%) but was higher than that reported in the literature (mean, 1%).

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