. A practical treatise on medical diagnosis for students and physicians . Types of the adenoid facies. (Posey and Weight.) quently mistaken for rickets. In this country adenoid vegetations are acommon cause of chest deformitv, whereas in England and on the conti- •7 O nent rickets is the most frequent cause. The ribs are prominent in front,the sternum is angulated forward at the manubrio-gladiolar junction andgrooved at the gladiolar-xiphoid junction. A saucer-shaped depressionis found at the lower costal cartilages. The ribs behind are closely com-pressed, so that the intercostal spaces at th
. A practical treatise on medical diagnosis for students and physicians . Types of the adenoid facies. (Posey and Weight.) quently mistaken for rickets. In this country adenoid vegetations are acommon cause of chest deformitv, whereas in England and on the conti- •7 O nent rickets is the most frequent cause. The ribs are prominent in front,the sternum is angulated forward at the manubrio-gladiolar junction andgrooved at the gladiolar-xiphoid junction. A saucer-shaped depressionis found at the lower costal cartilages. The ribs behind are closely com-pressed, so that the intercostal spaces at the loAver part of the chest areobliterated. The chicken-breast appearance is most striking, with thedepression in the lower portions of the chest. During inspiration thediaphragm may be drawn inward in the middle and lateral thoracicregion. In addition to the chicken- or pigeon-breast the more advanceddeformity known as the funnel-breast or Triehterhrust is seen. Inchildren who suffer from asthma and bronchitis the chest becomes em-physematous. Mental and Nervous Symp
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