Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Claire Coleman

'Doctors wouldn't diagnose my son with strep A as symptoms look different on Black skin'

When Jendayi Pennie’s nine-year-old son was lethargic then came up in a rash last November, she took him to the GP and was told it was eczema.

“I knew it wasn’t eczema,” says the mother-of-two.

“He’d never had eczema before and that wouldn’t explain why he was lethargic.”

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.