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Boy fades away to nothing after wrong AIDS diagnosis
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-11-10 08:43

A 15-year-old boy lost 30 kg in a few months after his was misdiagnosed with AIDS and wrongly treated with antibiotics at a hospital in Harbin, capital of North China's Heilongjiang province.

Worst of all, the treatment led to a serious mycotic infection from head to toe.

His severe weight loss was attributed to the wrong medication.

Xiao Liang's nightmare only ended when a doctor in his hometown of Jiamusi, a city of the province, correctly diagnosed his condition as acute gastroenteritis.

Following two weeks of the correct treatment, he is now recovering well.

(Harbin Daily)