'I don't know if I'll ever look normal again'

A woman says she fears she may never 'get back to looking normal again' after contracting a terrible skin infection. Margaret McGurrin, from east Manchester, claims she was told to go to A&E immediately after seeing her GP earlier this month.

The 59-year-old rushed to Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), where she claims she given antibiotics. She claims her condition worsened after her condition was not initially diagnosed.

Margaret says that six days later, she called NHS 111 and spoke to an emergency doctor, who diagnosed her with the rare infection eczema herpeticum. More than two weeks on, Margaret says she is still taking antivirals for the infection. She says she fears she may never fully recover.

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"It breaks my heart to look at [old photos]," Margaret said. "I don't know if I will ever get back to looking normal again. It's just one of those very freak things that happens."

Margaret says she visited her GP on October 7 with concerns about a skin condition affecting her face. She claims her GP was immediately concerned about her appearance.

"She took one look at my face and said I had to go immediately to A&E," Margaret added. "I said that I have a dog. She said 'put it this way, if you don't go now you might not be in a fit state to look after your dog'."

Margaret, who lives in Abbey Hey with her French bulldog Jakey-Moon, rushed to A&E at MRI 'in a heightened state'. She claims she was taken to a 'side room' before being told to go to the eye hospital at MRI.

Margaret claims MFT had no notes for her following her admission and was given no discharge notes. She claims she was allowed to leave the hospital without a diagnosis