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Tell me about children with protruding lower rib cage?
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Rib protrusion: Children with rib and sternal protrusion usually have a variant of pectus carinatum. This represents a congenital chest wall malformation that can be asymmetric and may involve different/mulitple ribs.
Answered 5/22/2018
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