London: A UK teen, who unknowingly
suffered from a rare condition that affects just one in four million
people, died after contracting an infection from a tiny cut on his
finger, it is reported by the Daily Mail.
Matthew Corbett, 18,
cut his ring finger while vacationing with his family in Spain and
contracted a minor infection, according to the report.
Matthew was scheduled to have the bone marrow operation on Feb 7
At the time Corbett was unaware he suffered from aplastic anaemia, a
condition in which bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to
replenish older blood cells. People with the condition have lower
counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood
cells and platelets.
The
condition prevented Corbett’s body from fighting the infection from the
cut and it quickly spread up his arm, according to the Daily Mail.
He
was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset, UK, on
October 14 and specialists diagnosed him with aplastic anaemia. Corbett
was then moved to the Bristol Royal Infirmary where doctors determined
that he needed a bone marrow transplant, according to the report.
After
family members were determined to be unsuitable bone marrow donors, one
was found in Northern England. He was scheduled to have the transfusion
on February 7, but developed a chest infection beforehand that turned
into pneumonia, it is reported. He died on February 6.
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