Amma T., 10

Amma Tijjani Kaigama is a gentle and bright ten-year-old girl known for her kindness and calm nature. She enjoys helping her mother with small chores and loves playing indoor games with her siblings. Amma dreams of becoming a nurse one day so she can care for people and bring comfort to the sick in her community. Amma had been well until about one week ago when she developed fever, abdominal pain, and persistent vomiting. Her parents initially thought it was a common illness, but the fever became high and the abdominal pain worsened over days. She later started having watery stools and became weak and dehydrated. Further evaluation revealed signs suggestive of typhoid intestinal perforation, specifically a slow-leaking perforation,a condition where a small hole forms in the intestine due to severe typhoid infection, allowing intestinal contents to leak gradually into the abdominal cavity. This leads to increasing abdominal pain, fever, bloating, and signs of early peritonitis. Ultrasound and clinical assessment confirmed the Typhoid perforation. Because the perforation is slow-leaking, the symptoms developed gradually instead of sudden collapse. Amma is now scheduled for emergency exploratory laparotomy for repair of Typhoid Perforation, pending approval from the Helpster Charity Foundation.

Amma a 10 year-old girl, presented with persistent generalized abdominal pain, fever, loss of appetite accompanied by progressive abdominal distension for the past six days. After thorough evaluation and investigation, she was diagnosed with Typhoid perforation (slow leaking). She underwent successful Exploratory laparotomy surgery without immediate complications. Due to the nature of her condition, she was admitted for 5 days for close monitoring and post-operative care. recovered well and was discharged home after 5 days, with a follow-up appointment scheduled for 1 week. Currently, she is doing well, has fully recovered, and has resumed her regular activities. Amma and her family are grateful and they appreciate the timely intervention by Helpster and the UMD Medical team.

Amma is facing a life-threatening condition that is associated with fluid loss, infection and sepsis. Her condition requires immediate surgery to stitch the perforation and significantly improve her overall health status.