A young boy was diagnosed with Strep A after complaining of having a sore leg. The shock diagnosis came days after little Jordan James Sood, affectionately known as JJ - had one of his teeth removed.
One day after the procedure, JJ aged 5, came down with a high temperature which his parents put down to his dental surgery. Mum Danielle Sood gave him Calpol, which initially worked but 48 hours later he began complaining of a sore left leg that he couldn't move.
Speaking to the Daily Record, Daniell said: "All went well with JJ's tooth extraction but the next day his temperature shot right up to 39C. We were worried about him so we gave him Calpol.
"That brought his temperature down, but now I think it just covered any symptoms of Strep A until a couple of days later when he told us his leg was hurting him and he couldn't move it.
"We continued to give him Calpol and also Ibuprofen, but then we moved him to give him some soup for his lunch and he started screaming in pain.
"We then knew something was seriously wrong so we carried him to the car and went straight to A&E."
The doctors did an examination which showed an infection in the bone of little JJ's knee. He had his bloods taken and was admitted to a ward at 10pm that evening. The following day, results confirmed he had invasive Step A.
Danielle said: "It's all a little blurry now, but at some point in the night we were told that the infection had gone into his blood so they started him on medication. We just couldn't believe it when they confirmed it was Strep A."
"Children with suspected scarlet fever should be reviewed by a health professional. If you think you, or your child, have scarlet fever:
A fundraiser has been set up to help the family with living costs while JJ is in hospital. You can donate here.
