Showing posts with label Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medicine. Show all posts

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Amina Ibrahim: How 14-year-old girl died of Stevens — Johnson syndrome after patronising quack chemist


Following the death of 14-year-old Amina Ibrahim, after reacting to a combination of drugs that she took, MOTUNRAYO JOEL writes about the dangers of self-prescription and Stevens-Johnson syndrome, the rare but dangerous medical condition that it can trigger