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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Charlotte Hadfield & Stephen Topping

Family's warning as baby breaks out in rash before developing 'worst case' of condition

A toddler who was diagnosed with chicken pox ended up with the 'worst case' of a chronic skin condition after being rushed to hospital. Little Mabel Gilmore developed a red rash all over her body and had to visit Alder Hey Children's Hospital three times a week while her condition was at its worst.

Mabel suffered her first flare up just days before her first birthday, when she was diagnosed with chicken pox. But the rash got worse while Mabel began to suffer a high temperature, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Following a series of tests, Mabel was found to be suffering from a chronic condition which affects around one in 50 people, according to the NHS. Mum Jacqueline Smith, 39, said: "She caught Covid and this is when it all started.

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