An 11-year-old boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after collapsing from what his mum believed was an infection. Dylan Holliday was taken to his GP last month after his worried mum Kay Mitchell suspected he had a finger infection from gnawing on his nails.
But a week after his GP visit, Dylan had to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance as his condition had deteriorated rapidly and he was struggling to stand.
He was screaming in pain and having episodes where he was delusional and even began to hallucinate. The boy was losing consciousness and the 37-year-old mum began to fear her son may be suffering with deadly sepsis.
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