A toddler had to be put into a coma for days after allegedly getting food poisoning on a luxury break to Egypt with her parents. Chloe Crook, two, is suspected to have contracted E. Coli while on a Tui holiday at the five-star Jaz Aquaviva resort in Hurghada in July.
Just two days after arriving, she started vomiting and developed bloody diarrhoea, her parents said. She was taken to hospital by ambulance, and was at first given antibiotics by IV. Her condition kept getting worse, however, and she became so poorly that she temporarily lost her vision and couldn’t speak, while bruising appeared under the skin on her head and she had seizures.
Tests showed her kidneys were not working properly and she had to have emergency dialysis. Chloe was then found to have Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS), a potentially fatal blood condition linked to E. coli bacteria, which can lead to brain damage.
Following the family’s return to Kent, Chloe had to placed into a coma for four days, developing pneumonia and blood clots in her neck and arm. She has now been discharged home but mum, Megan, 34, said she now needs assistance to move freely and suffers nightmares about being in hospital, and may have a long term health condition. Chloe how has to take anti-seizure medication, blood thinners, and a number of other medications, and will need annual check-ups of her kidneys.
‘Since coming home, Chloe is a totally different girl,’ her mum said. ‘She used to be very social and loved goin.