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Exclusive milk ingestion can manifest as ?

A
Scurvy
B
Beri-Berl
C
Phryenoderma
D
None
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'None' o Exclusive breasfed infants may have following deficiencies - i) Vit B12 (if mother is strict vegetarian) iii) Fluoride ii) Vit D iv) Vit K o For one option, you can go ahead with option 'a', i.e. scurvy - "Breastfed infants are protected as the breastmilk contains adequate amounts of vitamin C, except when the mother is deficient in Vitamin C". --O. P Ghai 127 So, if mother has deficiency of vitamin C, exclusive breastfed infant may develop Vit C deficiency.

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