A TOT was left fighting for his life after being mistakenly diagnosed with chickenpox – but was actually suffering from a lethal allergic reaction.
Three-year-old Joel Greaves, from Leicester, had to be put on a ventilator and was wrapped in bandages to help heal his sore and blistered skin.
Doctors first diagnosed the tot with chickenpox but soon realised it was Steven's Johnson Syndrome - a rare but life-threatening skin condition that is usually an allergic reaction to medication or an infection.
Devastated mum, Tammy, 32, was told by doctors that they couldn’t guarantee that her son would survive as one-in-five die from the condition.
