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Baby girl went into A&E with common complaint - then her eye began to bulge

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A mum who took her baby to hospital with a common complaint but was dismissed and sent home has helped launch a campaign after her daughter was later diagnosed with an extremely serious medical condition.

Megan Mulholland spotted blood in her nine-month-old daughter's eye and took her to A&E after it started to get worse. But, when she got baby Nuala to hospital, her eye started to bulge out of its socket.

Liverpool Echo reports that, despite this, Megan and nine-month-old Nuala were sent home without a diagnosis. So, mum Megan phoned the ophthalmology department herself and got a next-day referral - where baby Nuala was diagnosed with a rare cancer. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...

just click here to give it a go. Charity Sarcoma UK is now calling for better training for doctors to recognise the signs and symptoms of sarcoma.

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