A LITTLE girl died just 24 hours after being diagnosed with a rare form of meningitis – after her symptoms were mistaken for a tummy bug. Four-year-old Evie May was acting like her “hap…
By Miranda Larbi, Digital Health & Fitness ReporterA LITTLE girl died just 24 hours after being diagnosed with a rare form of meningitis - after her symptoms were mistaken for a tummy bug.
Evie had suffered brain damage and was put in an induced coma, but she died in hospital just days later. If it is not treated quickly, meningitis can cause life-threatening septicaemia and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves.A high fever over 37.5 degrees - the average human temperaturestiffness, especially in the neckseizuresResearch has found 38 per cent of mums and dads wrongly thought a rash is the first sign of the killer infection, when actuallyShe soon started having seizures.
Courtney said: "I still can't get my head around it now. I was hoping for the best, that she was going to get better. She's never been ill or in hospital.Meningococcal type BMEN MediaSince passing away, Evie has given other little children a second chance at life by donating her organsIt is often hard for doctors to diagnose meningitis - and Evie isn't the first child to be misdiagnosed with it.after their daughter died after being wrongly diagnosed with a stomach bug.
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