Medical News Summary: Mother awarded 25000 pounds after baby’s wrongful death

About: Mother awarded 25000 pounds after baby’s wrongful death
Date: 6 December 2002
Source: BBC News UK Edition
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK Edition): A baby suffered acute hepatitis which led to liver failure and then death because it was undiagnosed. Early diagnosis and a liver transplant could have saved the baby. The baby suffered a fit and doctors incorrectly told the mother that he would not have brain damage. Upon transferal to another hospital, severe brain damage was diagnosed and parents decided to turn off life support machine. The baby was 10 months old when he died. The mother was awarded 25000 pounds.
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2550555.stm
Related Disease Topics: Hepatitis, Acute hepatitis (type of Hepatitis), Brain Damage, Liver failure
Related Symptom Topics: Seizures, fit
Related Treatment Topics: Liver transplant

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• misdiagnosis of liver failure
• death from hepatitis
• death from acute hepatitis
• death from liver failure
• misdiagnosis of seizure
• misdiagnosis of brain damage

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