Mia's Story
Our Little girl's story all the way from South Africa:
Mia fell sick on 21 January 2017 which-after she was misdiagnosed with upper respiratory track inflection, she was given a dose of antibiotics and fever medication, for almost 3 weeks Mia had fever on and off and we treated it as prescribed by the doctor. On 8 February Mia woke up with a fever of 39,7 ̊C (103.46 ̊F) and was rushed to the nearest clinic where she was again misdiagnosed with tonsils and given antibiotics and fever medication, 23 hours after, on 9 February Mia woke up with a severe rash, red and cracked lips, swollen hands, feet and eyes, fast breathing and a fever of 41,2 ̊ C (106.16 ̊ F) we immediately took Mia to the Pedeatrition whom at the time admitted Mia to hospital for the Coxcakie virus but told us that he is not certain and she will be monitored. After 28 hours of no change in Mia's condition and no reactions to the medication and her fever going up to as much as 44 ̊C (111 ̊F) a pediatric cardiologists was called in and after a sonar of Mia's heart and blood test results on 10 February 2017 it was confirmed that Mia has a rare virus called Kawasaki disease. 17 Hours after diagnosis Mia started IVIG treatment (Polygam 12g 400ml). 23 Hours into treatment, although there was a significant change in her condition doctors felt that Mia was not responding as expected and a second dosage at higher hourly ml's of Polygam was administered over 24 hours. Mia was doing fantastic with the second dosage and her fever was down for more than 8 hours when we heard that the latest blood tests results shows a new infection, after the Polygam was completed Mia received 3 dosages of Rosefien antibiotics through the IV and 14 hours later on 14 February we were discharged from hospital.
We are blessed to have such a vibrant, loving, caring, clever, beautiful and strong little girl. Mia's strength in fighting this disease at only 1 year and 3 months has opened our eyes as to how special she truly is!!
Misdiagnosis?
21/01/2017 Upper respiratory tract infection: Orelox Jnr 40mg 5ml daily, Neurofen 100mg 2.5ml as needed, Betanoid 2.5ml daily for 5 days, Acuflu P 2ml daily for 5 days, Empaped 250mg as needed
08/02/2017 Tonsillitis: Amoxicillin 250mg 7.5ml for 10 days
09/02/2017 Coxsackie virus: Neurofen 2,5ml rotating with Stillpayne 2,5ml and Ponstan 2,5ml every 4 hourly or as needed
10/02/2017 Kawasaki Disease: IVIG (2x Polygam 12g 400ml)
13/02/2017 Infection UNKNOWN: Rosefien antibiotics through IV 3 dosages
Current Conditions
Mia's Heart currently shows no dilated arteries or any aneurysms.
Her heartbeat however is still extremely fast but is monitored by the Cardiologist but currently there is no concerns.