Linnet B., 7

Linnet and her siblings are orphans and are currently being cared for by their uncle. Lynet is an active girl who enjoys gardening and reading novels. When she grows up, she would like to become a mechanical engineer. For the past seven days she has not been feeling well, taking painkillers to ease the pain as the family could not afford to pay for hospital treatment. Today, Linnet got worse and was unable to go to school. Her uncle brought her to the hospital for treatment when she realized that the illness had worsened.

Linnet was brought to the hospital with a high fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and difficulty passing urine. After an initial check-up, the doctors diagnosed her with both a urinary tract infection (UTI) and malaria, and she was immediately started on treatment. However, despite receiving medication, the child remained restless, cried frequently, and continued to have severe diarrhea. For some time, Linnet continued to have watery, yellowish diarrhea and vomiting. She was given intravenous fluids to ensure that her kidneys and urinary system functioned well, and was diagnosed with gastroenterits, cystitis (a bladder infection), urethritis (an infection in the urinary passage), and a skin condition called dermatitis. All these conditions were treated, and the child was closely monitored. Linet responded to treatment after a few days in the ward and was discharged. Her mother was told to bring her back to the hospital for a follow-up check up, 5 days after discharge, which she did, and Linnet was confirmed to have healed well and was doing well.

Left undiagnosed and untreated, a UTI can lead to medical issues that are more serious, such as kidney damage, kidney scarring, and sepsis,” says Swarup. Sepsis can be fatal if left untreated and anemia ,organ damaged and death may develop in the prances of malaria