Pseudoparalysis in an infant is suggestive of: (A) Acute Rheumatic fever, (B) Vitamin B6 deficiency, (C) Vitamin E deficiency, (D) Vitamin C deficiency
Answer is D. In Vitamin C deficiency, bones are tender & the infant is reluctant to move his limbs, which are kept in a frog-like position.This may be mistaken for paralysis(pseudoparalysis).Page 127, Ghai essential pediatrics; 6th edition