Prepared for the unexpected: How Henri beat C. diff

Henri and his sister, Lucienne From the time he was born, Henri has been very reactive — to everything. As a baby, he was allergic to milk and soy, which led to weeping eczema all over his body. His allergies meant frequent ear infections and sinus infections. As a toddler, he was anemic and underweight. He had two urinary tract infections (UTIs) with fevers. At age 3, he had a circumcision because of the repeated UTIs. At age 4, a sinus infection spread to his eye orbit. Every sunscreen on the market gave him (and still gives him) a rash. At age 5, a bug bite on his ear led to a cartilage infection that required antibiotics. Suffice it to say, I am always prepared for the unexpected with Henri. At age 6, during the summer of 2016, Henri had some swelling above his right eye. I couldn’t find the cause, but his eye was starting to swell, and given his storied history, I was concerned. I watched and waited, but as the swelling got worse and spread to his eye, I decided to take him to the urgent care near our home in Rhode Island. They said it was absolutely necessary to treat with antibiotics because of the risks associated with orbital cellulitis. I’m always careful not to over use antibiotics, but I checked with two other doctors, who both insisted it was absolutely necessary, even though we thought the swelling was probably from a bug bite at his hairline. Exactly one week after Henri finished his course of antibiotics, we were 20 minutes into the two-and-a-half h...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories C-diff fecal transplant gastroenterology Lori Zimmerman Sonia Ballal Source Type: news