Zenande, who was a born a healthy normal baby, is just five months old, and her mother now has to figure out how to deal with taking home a brain-damaged and blind baby covered in scars following her two-month ordeal at the facility.
Johannesburg - For the past two months, Vivian Mpambane has sat next to her baby, Zenande’s, cot every day, all day in Ward 3 at Leratong Hospital on the West Rand.
Then around March 27, nearly two weeks after she was admitted to Leratong Hospital, Zenande developed skin lesions that looked like acne all over her body. Then the lesions burst, exposing the raw skin and Zenande’s mother and grandmother realised something was horribly wrong and they felt utterly helpless.
But Vivian says the first time she was told that daughter was brain-damaged and blind was when the doctors referred her to a social worker, who broke the news. The social worker’s report also has a note on it that reads: “Allergic reaction?” SJS often begins with flu-like symptoms, followed by a painful red or purplish rash that spreads and blisters. Then the top layer of the affected skin dies, sheds and then heals as it is currently doing in Zenande’s case.
The FDA notes that sulfonamides, including sulfonamide-containing products such as Bactrim, should be discontinued at the first appearance of skin rash or any sign of adverse reaction. It also recommends that complete blood counts be done frequently in patients receiving these antibiotics. It is not clear if these protocols were followed by the Leratong Hospital.
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