Extract
Funnel chest or pectus excavatum (PE) is a chest wall deformity, and its major causes include hereditary connective tissue disorders and neuromuscular diseases [1, 2]. In addition, PE is more likely to occur in the context of disorders associated with upper airway obstruction, including adenotonsillar hypertrophy and bronchomalacia [3], suggesting that these are potential causes of PE. Indeed, repeated increased intrathoracic negative pressure swings in children with sleep apnoea could lead to PE, although only limited evidence exists to this effect. We hypothesised that sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) is among the causes of PE in children, and therefore examined the association between PE and SRDBs in children.
Abstract
By demonstrating the association between sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) and pectus excavatum (PE) in children, SRBDs were identified as a possible risk for developing PE. All clinicians who find PE in children should consider SRBD screening. http://bit.ly/2LFS7yE
Footnotes
Support Statement: T. Tanigawa was partly supported by a grant-in-aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, Japan. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
Author contributions: All the authors substantially contributed to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work. All the authors substantially contributed to drafting the work critically for important intellectual content, with final approval of the version to be published.
Conflict of interest: H. Wada has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: M. Kimura has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: R. Shirahama has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: A. Ikeda has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: D. Gozal has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: T. Tanigawa has nothing to disclose.
- Received March 13, 2019.
- Accepted June 17, 2019.
- Copyright ©ERS 2019
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