Boy diagnosed with bleeding disorder after mum notices red dots on his ear
“When Hudson was six months old, he picked up a few infections, but our GP wasn’t concerned as he always bounced back. But a month later, I noticed tiny dots on his ears that spread over his body, and then bruises on his legs. I felt panicked. Could this be Meningococcal?
A GP thought it was Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) and while he was arranging blood tests, I noticed Hudson’s nostrils were covered in blood! When that happened, the doctor’s mood shifted to a sense of real urgency, and we were sent straight to the hospital."
- By Carrol Baker, kidspot.com.au. Image courtesy of the family.