A four-year-old boy from Scotland developed necrotising pneumonia after contracting a Strep A infection, causing his lung to collapse. Emergency surgery and immediate antibiotic treatment saved his life.
A Scots boy with a 'wheezy' chest was left fighting for life after an invasive Strep A infection caused his lung to suddenly collapse. Jamie Guthrie, from St Monans, Fife, underwent emergency surgery after developing necrotising pneumonia in January 2023. The four-year-old’s life was saved by a hero medic at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy who suspected the strep infection had invaded his tiny body.
Instead of waiting 48 hours for the test results before beginning treatment, the consultant immediately started him on an intensive course of antibiotics. But Jamie’s condition continued to worsen with mum Lynsey’s ‘maternal instinct’ telling her something was wrong. A chest x-ray revealed the youngster’s lung had collapsed and he was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh. He had a drain fitted into his lung but medics warned they would need to wait to see if the necrotic liquid had left any lasting damage
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