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The baby started to lose his hands. Mom takes a closer look and runs to the doctor

During vacations, a newborn baby breaks out in a skin rash and the doctors aren’t sure how to cure it. Now he’s facing limb amputation because doctors don’t know what to do. Parents Sydney and Gemma were worried about their first child when they sensed something was wrong. Wrong.

Their four-month-old son was discharged from the hospital after being diagnosed with a probable UTI or urinary tract infection. In the process of diagnosing the condition, the doctor noticed that he was suffering from a rash in which he may have to have his limbs amputated as a result of the disease cutting off his circulation. Several blood clots produced by a rare condition in a newborn who was sent home from the hospital for a UTI could result in the loss of his arms if the disease cuts off his circulation. Read the full story here ▶