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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Kieran Isgin

Toddler needed litre of fluid and part of his lung removed after contracting Strep A

A toddler had to have part of his lung removed during a five-hour surgery after contracting invasive Strep A.

Reuben Damant, three, also needed a litre of fluid removed from his right lung. The toddler fell ill in November last year after suffering from a high temperature and severe stomach ache.

Reuben's parents, Charlton, 33, and Sam, 34, dialled 111 but when the boy began screaming in pain, he was rushed to Ispwich Hospital's A&E. While in the waiting room, he began hallucinating and speaking to hid older sister Isla, seven, who wasn't with the family at the time.

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