UK parent: 'We had no idea chickenpox was deadly'

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'We had no idea chickenpox was deadly': Parents' heartbreak after healthy girl, 7, dies suddenly from the condition

Nicole Murphy, from Stourport, developed chickenpox in December 2013
Her father, Aaron, checked on her several times during the night
At about 3am he found her unresponsive and not breathing
She was rushed to hospital where she tragically died on December 27
A coroner recorded a verdict of death by unknown natural causes
It is thought the illness might have triggered a fit

By Emma Innes
PUBLISHED: 13:36 GMT, 21 March 2014 | UPDATED: 14:33 GMT, 21 March 2014


A healthy seven-year-old girl died suddenly just hours after developing chickenpox.

Nicole Murphy's heartbroken parents are now warning others to be aware of the danger of the common illness...

 

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Paediatric pathologist Dr Nikola Ostojic said he could not confirm the cause of Nicole's death but did say there was some evidence of pneumonia and a cyst in her brain.

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The article also has photos of Fabio Alves-Nunes, whose death was attributed to chickenpox in 2008.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1210300/Chickenpox-killed-son-How-little-boy-died-just-weeks-spots-appeared.html

'A coroner's inquest found that Fabio died of natural causes, but how can it be "natural" for a child to die like Fabio did?' says Ricardo. 'For some reason, I wasn't allowed to give evidence at the inquest. I had a letter prepared about his eczema - but this wasn't discussed. It was as if they were saying it wasn't relevant.'

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The report reveals a catalogue of 'missed opportunities' to treat the boy's condition earlier and more aggressively, poor communication between doctors and a culture where nurses said they felt unable to challenge medical opinion.

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Dr Gareth Tudor-Williams, reader in paediatric infectious diseases at Imperial College, London, says: 'It is easy to be wise after the event, but if a five-year-old child with chickenpox, a history of severe eczema and a heart rate of 164 presented to hospital, I would say unequivocally that he should be admitted and given acyclovir (an anti-viral treatment for chickenpox) intravenously.


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