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Daily Mirror
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Rebecca Cooley & Matthew Dresch

Dangerous infection saw woman's face swell 'like Elephant Man' - but A&E turned her away

A woman claims she was 'turfed out of A&E' and told to visit the dentist instead - only to discover she had a 'life-threatening' infection that caused her entire face to balloon 'like the Elephant Man'.

Amy Hemsworth woke up with a toothache and a mouth full of ulcers on Wednesday 25th May, that persisted despite taking painkillers and antibiotics.

In just two days the right side of her face swelled until she was unable to see out of that eye or eat and was forced to go to A&E.

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