POLAND SYNDROME IN CHILDREN

Course overview

POLAND SYNDROME ENCOMPASSES A RANGE OF CHEST WALL ANOMALIES WITH POSSIBLE IPSILATERAL UPPER EXTREMITY INVOLVEMENT. THIS SYNDROME IS AN UNCOMMON AND DISFIGURING CONDITION THAT CAN AFFECT CHILDREN FROM BIRTH. TO AVOID THE DISFIGURING OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLAND SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.