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Scots family hit out at hospital after infections leading to daughter's death hidden from family

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A little girl with one of the world’s rarest genetic conditions was misdiagnosed with cancer and suffered from a catalogue of failings at a troubled hospital.

Emily McDowall’s family believe if she had been treated properly at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus she would have put up a better fight against Pearson Syndrome.

Emily died from an infection in October 2021 – aged just five – and her family are now fighting for answers over her treatment at the £842million Glasgow site.

She was one of fewer than 100 people in the world with the condition which affects the bone marrow, blood cells and pancreas.

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