A nine-year-old girl from Fallowfield, England, was left wheelchair-bound after experiencing a severe eczema flare-up following playtime with store-bought slime. The incident has prompted her mother to warn other parents about the potential dangers of slime for children with sensitive skin.
A mum has issued a warning after her daughter was left wheelchair-bound after playing with slime. M'Layah Chapman had a severe eczema flare-up when she had played with store-bought slime last summer. The nine-year-old from Fallowfield was playing with the sensory toy when a friend started to notice small bumps appearing on her skin. The spots turned to bumps and then blisters, which began to seep and became infected.
M'Layah's mother Katherine sought medical help from a GP after noticing her condition worsen. However, her skin condition was so severe that she ended up in a wheelchair and had to be admitted to a hospital ward, the Manchester Evening News reports. The youngster had suffered with eczema since being a baby, but the slime made this significantly worse according to her family. Despite using various treatments and creams, M’Layah continues to struggle with her extreme flare-up – the pain impacting every aspect of her daily life. Katherine, aged 43, has now issued a warning to other mums of children with sensitive skin about playing with slime. “Since she played with the slime, everything has been bad,” the mum told the Manchester Evening News. “Her body got infected and her eczema flared up to the point where she couldn’t walk. “Her skin flared up and cracked on her legs. She couldn't put them straight and they stayed bent for a while. They were very sore and all tender down the back. “It’s impacted her every single day to the point where the doctor has referred us for support and management on living with long-term conditions. “We can’t go to Whacky Warehouse like other children. We can’t go to the markets for a hot chocolate. When we go out, which is very rarely, she won’t even use a public toilet. I can't buy any clothes off any old website; I have to make sure it's 100 per cent cotton. “We’ve become prisoners in our own home because of her eczem
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