If parents went to the emergency room every time their kid gets a cut, wakes up with a fever, or gets a rash, they’d be at the hospital just about every week.
However, one Australian mom knew she had to get her son to the hospital when he woke up with a strange small rash, and it may have saved his life. Mom La Vonne Palmer noticed a small rash on her son Eli when he woke this past week, and decided it was time to go to the hospital when she realized he had a fever as well.
Palmer had no idea what was wrong with her little boy, but wanted to check with doctors that everything was fine. However, after being admitted to the ER, the rash began to worsen and mysterious black spots began to spread from his legs to his fingers. Doctors soon realized that Eli was suffering from Meningococcal disease, which can cause death within hours if not caught in time.
Luckily Palmer managed to get Eli to the hospital in time, and while he’s still fighting the deadly disease, doctors have stabilized him. Now, Palmer is sharing her son’s story to warn parents to always take rashes seriously and look out for other common signs of Meningococcal like nausea or vomiting, drowsiness, joint pain, and irritation around bright lights.
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[Featured image: 7 News Brisbane]
Toddler Fighting For His Life After Rash Turns Into Deadly Disease is an article from: LifeDaily