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| Personal details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Prurity |
| Year of birth | 2014 |
| Place of birth | Nairobi |
| Residence | Nairobi |
| Country | Kenya |
Social situation:
Here is the original email from our nurse Dottie in Nairobi once again:
Dear friends,
Baby Purity was born in 2014 at a major hospital on the eastern outskirts of Nairobi. She was born naturally, weighing 3kg. The child is reported to have attended an antenatal clinic, where she weighed 3.4 kg. They live in the Mathare slums.
It was discovered that she was not meeting her growth milestones; at 10 weeks she weighed 3.5 kg and at 14 weeks 3.2 kg respectively. The mother was then referred for further nutritional assessment, so she went to the Nairobi District Hospital where the baby presented with a high fever and was diagnosed with pneumonia. The baby did not improve and, a few weeks later, she presented with the same symptoms; X-rays revealed she had a heart problem, namely congenital heart disease.
Baby Purity was then referred to Kenyatta National Hospital for further treatment but was subsequently referred to the Mater Hospital, where she urgently requires heart surgery because she has a hole in her heart. The baby also has Down’s syndrome and failure to thrive.
She has been given Lasix, Aldactone, Digoxin, Ranferon and pure calcium, which she receives from time to time when her mother has the money.
An echocardiographic report carried out on 20 November 2014 conclusively revealed: a large perimembranous VSD and severe pulmonary hypertension; I hope, my friends, that you can explain this in more detail.
She is so sweet; I hope she can pull through.Thanks, Dottie
Medical details:
This involves a hole in the ventricle (known as a ventricular septal defect) and severely elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation. We must act quickly here to prevent sudden cardiac death in little Prurity!
Tulisa wholeheartedly echoes Dottie’s plea and asks for your support!