MDcooper
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A 6-month-old infant presents to the emergency department with the new onset of weak cry, decreased activity, and poor feeding. The mother also states that the infant has been constipated for the past 2 days. On physical examination, the infant has a very weak cry, poor muscle tone, and absent deep tendon reflexes. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A.
Congenital hypothyroidism
B.
Guillain-Barr? syndrome
C.
Infant botulism
D.
Myasthenia gravis
E.
Vaccine-associated
poliomyelitis
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| prathapdoctor
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C, infant botulism, hypothyroidism can present like this but this presentation is acute and other signs of hypothyroidism are not there.
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| MDcooper
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correct
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