When Jasmine Midgley was born with a birthmark (inset), her
parents were assured it was nothing to worry about. But within weeks it
had nearly killed her, after doctors filed to realise it was cutting off
her air supply.
At just 10 weeks old, she was rushed back to hospital because the seemingly harmless mark had started growing into her throat, almost closing over her airways and choking her. Despite several trips to the GP and A&E, her parents Tanja and Steven, of Stockton-on-Tees, had been repeatedly told their daughter had bronchiolitis - a common infection of the airways. Doctors explained the birthmark had sparked the problems because of a rare condition called a subglottic hemangioma.
Haemangiomas are benign tumors made up of blood vessels that can be on the skin or go deeper. Jasmine was treated successfully with medication which shrunk the blood vessels over two weeks and her mother claims doctors were surprised she survived. Now four months old, Jasmine is thriving.
At just 10 weeks old, she was rushed back to hospital because the seemingly harmless mark had started growing into her throat, almost closing over her airways and choking her. Despite several trips to the GP and A&E, her parents Tanja and Steven, of Stockton-on-Tees, had been repeatedly told their daughter had bronchiolitis - a common infection of the airways. Doctors explained the birthmark had sparked the problems because of a rare condition called a subglottic hemangioma.
Haemangiomas are benign tumors made up of blood vessels that can be on the skin or go deeper. Jasmine was treated successfully with medication which shrunk the blood vessels over two weeks and her mother claims doctors were surprised she survived. Now four months old, Jasmine is thriving.
No comments:
Post a Comment