Woman who thought she had chest infection ended up in a week-long coma
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman who thought she had a chest infection ended up in a coma for a week after it turned out to be a life-threatening blood condition.
Tracey I'anson, 49, was admitted to Royal Preston Hospital for a bad cough which she thought was caused by a chest infection or her 10-a-day smoking habit.
However, she was taken by ambulance to Royal University Liverpool Hospital after losing consciousness and was put into an induced coma for a week.
She was kept in intensive care after waking up from the coma and had to have a plasma exchange twice per day for nine weeks - the total time she was in hospital, Lancs Live reports. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Tracey was in fact suffering from a rare, life-threatening blood condition called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
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