Pectus Excavatum
My 11 year old daughter has scoliosis. Sometime in the last few months I have noticed that she has a dent in the centre if her rib cage. This dent is very small but big enough for me to have noticed. Tonight she pointed it out to me for the first time. I have had a quick search on the internet and have come up with "Pectus Excavatum", which seems to be connected somehow/sometimes with scoliosis.
My question is - does anyone know anything about this? If she has it, is it likely to 'progress' with her scoli? Am I just becoming paranoid???
Thank you in advance,
Laura
UK based Mum of Imogen, 38 degree curve at 9 years old. SpineCor since 15/6/07, 31 degrees in brace.
10th December 07 - 27 degrees, 23rd June 08 - 26 degrees, Feb 09 - 24 degrees, Aug 09 - 35 degrees, Jul 10 - 47 degrees, Dec 10 - 50+ degrees.
Surgery due to take place early December 2011 at the RNOH, England.