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This Little Boy Health Treatened By Antibiotic Drug.

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Declan Bitmead-Ellis was given Amoxicillin, a type of penicillin, after visiting his family GP.<br />
But
 the drug caused his entire body to blister as it burned from the inside
 out. Doctors diagnosed life-threatening toxic epidermal necrolysis and 
warned his terrified parents he may not survive.A BOY of six has been left almost blind after suffering a devastating reaction to antibiotics he was prescribed for tonsillitis.He condition, which hits one in a million, kills almost one in three. <br />
Brave Declan battled through, even though he was left screaming in agony and slipping in and out of consciousness.He
 could not open his eyes after the reaction hit his eyeball lining and 
fused the lids shut. His lashes now grow inwards and must be plucked 
out.Mum Ashleigh Ellis, 28, said: “The whole thing’s been absolutely 
terrifying. We can’t believe it was all due to a few tiny pills.<br />
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“When his skin started peeling off, it was horrific. I wasn’t sure 
that he’d ever come home.”Declan, of Carshalton, Surrey, was taken to 
hospital as his temperature hit 41C after taking the pills.<br />
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But
 worried medics quickly transferred him by helicopter to the Bristol 
Royal Hospital for Children, where he was diagnosed with TEN.Ashleigh 
said: “When I saw him there, there was no skin left on his body. I 
barely recognised him”.Declan,
 who had taken Amoxycillin previously with no ill-effects, finally 
recovered enough to return to school, but wears special sunglasses to 
guard his eyes.Docs hope an op next year will correct the lids and are 
hopeful his sight will be restored.<br />
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<b>By CAROL COOPER, Doctor</b><br />
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IT’S impossible to predict who will suffer an allergic reaction to antibiotics but it can run in families.<br />
These
 drugs were once thought to be magic bullets but, like anything else 
they have potential side-effects. While most people have no problems 
with penicillin, some become allergic to it, and an unfortunate few 
develop serious problems.In TEN, eye issues can begin before skin blisters, giving an early warning of the condition.<br />
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