A four-year-old girl had both legs and five of her fingers amputated after falling critically ill just two days after first showing symptoms of strep A.
Aiyla Mota had initially complained of a sore throat - but after calling 111, her mum, Eulanda Griffith, 27, was told to keep an eye out for a rash.
After noticing her rapid breathing and stomach pain, she took her to A&E instead, who admitted her immediately. Aiyla's condition quickly deteriorated as she went into septic shock, and was placed in an induced coma for three weeks. READ MORE: 'I thought I had norovirus - now I could have just 12 months to live' READ MORE: 'What happened to me on my birthday ruined my life in an instant' When she woke up, she had both legs, four fingers on her right hand and one finger on her left hand amputated.
Lack of blood flow to her left eye means she is now partially blind. Eulanda, a primary education student of Hillingdon, north west London, said: “Sepsis stole so many things from Aiyla - I don’t think I’m ever going to come to terms with it. “At the time, I didn’t even know what strep A was - let alone how dangerous it can be for young children.
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