Solve this exciting clinical case, specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ Clinical Case Challenge. Join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s challenge. Case presentation A 6-month-old male infant was presented to a nutritionist with a complaint of poor growth. The infant’s mother reported that the child had been meeting developmental milestones like crawling, rolling over, walking, and talking. However, his height and weight were not as expected despite adequate breastfeeding.
The infant was breastfed only and not given solid foods. Patient history The infant was born at full-term through a spontaneous vaginal delivery with no complications. At two months follow-up, he was in the 50th percentile for height and weight, whereas after six months, he was below 3rd percentile for weight and was at the 3rd percentile for height. The family history of the infant was…
