A 5-Month-Old Boy Is Being Evaluated for Poor Weight Gain

question 7

Multiple Choice

A 5-month-old boy is being evaluated for poor weight gain since birth.  He is noted to have bulky and greasy stools.  A jejunal biopsy shows the findings seen in the slide below. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

• A)Abetalipoproteinemia
• B)Celiac disease
• C)Chronic pancreatitis
• D)Crohn disease
• E)Lactase deficiency
• F)Whipple disease
• G)Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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