According to major media reports, Aysel, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, was hospitalized for 25 days and underwent two surgeries after appendicitis with peritonitis. Her mother, Fatima, says she was told at the hospital that her daughter had gastroenteritis and should wait five days for it to pass on its own. Fatima adds, 'I went back to the emergency room, I was again told it was gastroenteritis.
' Diagnosing appendicitis in children can be complicated because many disorders, such as viral gastroenteritis, can mimic its symptoms. In a separate case, Haisleigh Finlay, a two-year-old girl, was sent home from A&E and told she had a stomach bug when she actually had meningococcal sepsis. She was minutes from death due to the misdiagnosis, according to major media reports.
Our daughter could have lost her life. Today, she is doing better but we remain deeply marked by what she went through.
Haisleigh Finlay was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by her mum Kayleigh after showing little sign of recovery and appearing to get worse, prompting a call for an ambulance. ' He notes, 'The criminal complaint, which I do not advise a priori, except in exceptional cases,' and adds, 'It is a classic judicial procedure. You are going to sue the hospital or the doctor in court.
' It is unknown what specific actions or investigations have been taken by the hospitals involved in response to these misdiagnoses, and the current medical conditions and long-term prognoses for Aysel and Haisleigh remain unclear.
My daughter was sick, she had a high fever, diarrhea, vomiting... At the hospital, I was told it was gastroenteritis, that I should wait 5 days, that it would pass on its own.