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Biochemistry Miscellaneous (Bio-Chemistry) 80ec88a7

A 2 month old infant presented with generalized muscle weakness with a "floppy infant" appearance. He also has other features like macroglossia, feeding difficulty, hepatomegaly and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. What is the diagnosis?

A
Type I GSD
B
Type II GSD
C
Type III GSD
D
Type IV GSD
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B. Type II GSD (Pompe's Disease)Identifying features* Affected infants present in the 1st few months of life with hypotonia, a generalized muscle weakness with a "floppy infant" appearance,* Neuropathic bulbar weakness, feeding difficulties, macroglossia,* Hepatomegaly* A hypertrophic cardiomyopathy followed by death from cardiorespiratory failure or respiratory infection usually by 1 yr of age

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