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Can pectus excavatum cause asthma?
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No: Pectus excavatum cannot cause asthma. However, if it is severe, pectus excavatum could restrict lung volumes and make an asthma attack worse.
Answered 11/5/2020
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No: Pectus excavatum does not cause asthma.
Answered 6/27/2013
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Not really: Pectus excavatum can cause wheezing and asthma-like symptoms due to chest wall compression of the airways and can interfere with normal respirations, but it does not induce true bronchospasm or asthma.
Answered 6/14/2013
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No: The evidence supporting symptoms from pectus excavatum is not very good. Some patients have chest pain, shortness of breath, difficulty with exercise and other symptoms. But true asthma, which is inflammation and narrowing of the airway is not caused by pectus excavatum.
Answered 6/28/2013
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Depends: Asthma is an intrinsic problem of the lung and its lining. A pectus could certainly exacerbate the asthma.
Answered 11/7/2012
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