Minimal Protein in Pediatrics — 3yo Child | General Pediatrics | SMLE Q#11034

SMLE Question #11034

Pediatrics General Pediatrics

Objective: OBJ-377

Last updated: February 2026
A 3-year-old boy has poor growth after early weaning and a maize-based diet with minimal protein for 1 year. He has progressive pitting edema of the legs and face, irritability, apathy, sparse depigmented hair, flaky paint dermatosis, abdominal distension, and hepatomegaly. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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