This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: NEET Jan 2020, Subject name: Pediatrics
[{'content': 'Patient presented with diarrhoea, poor appetite and malabsorption. His duodenal biopsy was taken which showed crypt hyperplasia, villi atrophy and infiltration of CD8+ T cells in the epithelium. what is the likely diagnosis of the patient ? \nSelect and explain. \nA. Environmental enteropathy, B. Celiac disease, C. Whipple disease, D. Pancreatitis', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: B \nExplanation: Celiac disease is caused by sensitivity to gluten in cereal products. C/F include weight loss, weakness, and diarrhea with pale, bulky, frothy, foul-smelling stools. In children, it is also characterized by growth retardation and general failure to thrive. It is more common in patients with Type I diabetes mellitius Diagnosis: by Intestinal biopsy - Other malabsorption syndromes include tropical sprue, Whipple disease, disaccharidase deficiency, abetalipoproteinemia, and intestinal lymphangiectasia.', 'role': 'assistant'}]