Girl awarded €4.9m over delayed cancer diagnosis

Girl, who was diagnosed with rare inflammatory cancerous condition at age three, should have been diagnosed at age one, High Court heard

The girl had through her father sued the HSE. It was claimed she developed a progressive rare cancerous condition with a skin rash, failure to thrive and developmental delay in the first three years of her life.

A 12-year old girl who sued claiming there was an alleged delay in diagnosing her rare cancerous condition has settled her High Court action for €4.9m.

The young girl, who cannot be named by order of the court, has a rare condition which is treated like a cancer with chemotherapy, Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told.