Mum’s horror as baby left fighting for life with blisters over 70% of her body after allergic reaction to medication

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. NewsflashHelena has been fighting for her life after an allergic reaction to a medication[/caption] NewsflashThe baby, pictured before she was struck down with the rash, was given the drug to stop seizures[/caption] The child has spent more than two weeks in an ICU incubator 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.” Most read in News BUMP IN THE WHITE White Halloween on the way with snow to hit in weeks after Indian summer BORIS ROARS Boris invokes Three Lions & Raducanu as he vows to unleash 'spirit' of Britain STAR MOURNED Sir Roger Moore's ex-wife, Italian actress Luisa Mattioli, dies aged 85 SHAKE THE ROOM Homes shake after massive 'bang' heard as military jets soar across the sky EMOTIONAL GOODBYE Gorilla from viral selfie dies in arms of ranger who rescued her as baby HELL HOLES Inside Putin’s ‘torture conveyor’ jails as leaked vids ‘show rape & mutilation’ After spending 19 days in hospital, the child was taken out of her incubator earlier this week 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.” NewsflashThe child’s mother cradles her in hospital[/caption]