Scots schoolgirl left paralysed in hospital after 'tonsillitis symptoms'
dailyrecord.co.ukA schoolgirl was left paralysed in an Edinburgh hospital after suffering a bout of tonsillitis. Emily began feeling unwell in January, losing her appetite and developing a cough, however, her family put her illness down to recently having tonsillitis.By the next morning, the 14-year-old collapsed, and her worried family rushed her to hospital.
Mum Sarah Anderson was left stunned when they were told that, on top of the tonsilitis, Emily had Covid and mycoplasma.The infection lives in most people's bodies and will normally bring on a small cold, but due to Emily's other ailments, it had a much more serious impact.Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Sarah said: "Because Emily was already dealing with tonsillitis and Covid, her immune system was so compromised that when she caught the mycoplasma, she then developed double pneumonia.
It was the pneumonia that then triggered her central nervous system and a condition called Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).”Sarah, 49, described the situation as a "perfect storm" as Emily's conditions were all right for GBS - a rare condition that affects the nerves and needs urgent treatment - to kick in.
The mum said: “We had been having a normal Sunday, Emily had been out—we thought she was getting over the tonsillitis. "By tea time, she didn’t feel like eating and had developed a funny cough.
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