Poland Syndrome Presenting with Failure to Thrive: A Case Report

Author(s): Zainab Haider Khan* and (Maj) Dr. Suma Kaza

Poland Syndrome is a rare congenital anatomic anomaly disorder characterized by ipsilateral breast and nipple hypoplasia and/or aplasia, deficiency of subcutaneous fat and axillary hair, absence of the sternal head of the pectoralis major muscle, hypoplasia of the rib cage, and hypoplasia of the upper extremity. I present the case of a 3-month-old male infant who exhibited symptoms of Poland syndrome, had no family history of the condition, and presented with a right upper chest deformity, including bulging of the lung with breathing, and failure to thrive.