A BABY was left fighting for her life after an allergic reaction to medication left her with blisters over 72 per cent of her body.
One-year-old Helena Cristina has been permanently scarred following the severe rash which she suffered as a reaction to an anti-seizure drug.
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Helena has been fighting for her life after an allergic reaction to a medication Credit: Newsflash 3
The baby, pictured before she was struck down with the rash, was given the drug to stop seizures Credit: Newsflash
The child has spent more than two weeks being fed through a tube in intensive care at the Goiania Burn Centre in Goiania, Brazil.
Her father Hugo Cristiano Penno da Silva, 38, said the nightmare started when the baby started to suffer spasms in August.
She was prescribed Lamotrigine which resulted in her skin breaking out in blisters in early September.
He told local media: "We did everything in accordance with medical advice."
After her condition worsened, the child's distraught parents took her to the burn centre where doctors identified the medication as the cause of the rash.
She had to undergo several skin scrapings and moisturising therapies before medics told her family that her skin will be scarred forever.
Hugo said: "They said they aren't thinking about the after-effects yet because the priority is to keep her alive."
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After spending 19 days in hospital the child is no longer being fed through a tube and her parents believe she will only spend another 10 days in intensive care.
Her father confirmed that the one-year-old's condition is improving.
He said: "She's doing well, she's now urinating without the tube and just keeps it to feed.
"She's moving in the right direction. Of course, we're hoping her recovery will speed up, but we know it's a long process.
"She'll have to wear a face mask and special clothing for some time to protect her body from sunlight and other radiation.
"If everything is in order, it's very likely the feeding tube will be removed this week so she can go back to eating on her own."
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The child's mother cradles her in hospital Credit: Newsflash