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A 4-month-old child presents with failure to thrive associated with
persistent foul-smelling stools. A stool sample reveals steatorrhea. A
blood test indicates absent LDL cholesterol levels. Her parents are
normocholesterolemic. What is the diagnosis?
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Abetalipoproteinemia
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Intussusception is most common in ____
Particularly at the ____ |
Children
Ileo-cecal valve |
 What is this finding? |
Volvulus causing 'dusky' bowel due to interruption of blood supply
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 What is this finding? |
Ischemic bowel disease
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What is the causitive agent of Typhoid fever?
What is the characteristic gross finding? |
Salmonella typhi
Longitudinal ulcerations at the Peyer's patches |
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What is the characteristic finding in the intestinal mucosa in Shigella infections?
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Hemorrhagic ulceration of the colon
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 What is the mechanism behind Pseudomembranous enterocolitis? |
Toxin A and B of C. diff cause mucosal damage and cause the release of substance P which elicits fluid secretion and neutrophil infiltration by binding to a G protein coupled receptor
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