A toddler, who contracted food poisoning while on holiday in Egypt, ended up in a coma (Image: Irwin Mitchell / SWNS) A two-year-old girl suffered a blood clot and was placed into an induced coma after a severe bout of food poisoning at an all-inclusive holiday resort. Little Chloe Crook travelled to the five-star Jaz Aquaviva resort in Hurghada, Egypt, with her parents back in July. But a couple of days after the family arrived, she began exhibiting a range of gastric symptoms, including bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, fatigue and stomach cramps.
The toddler was rushed to hospital, where she temporarily went blind and became non-verbal, before bruising began to appear under the skin on her head. Tests revealed that Chloe's kidneys weren't working properly and, as a result, she underwent emergency dialysis while in a semi-sedated state. Further tests revealed that Chloe had Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS), which is a potentially fatal blood condition that's linked to the E.
coli bacteria, which can also lead to brain damage. Once the family had returned to the UK, the toddler was put into a coma for a period of four days, before she then developed pneumonia and blood clots in her neck and arm. Chloe's mum Megan, 34, explained that since the tot was discharged from hospital she's become a 'totally different girl' and now needs help to move around and has 'nightmares' that stem from the awful experience she endured.
Chloe's parents, Megan and Alex have instructed a law firm to lo.
