Instead of antibiotics, parents gave globules Little boy died of a middle ear infection

Antibiotics denied: Seven-year-old dies of otitis media
In Italy, a seven-year-old boy died after a middle ear infection. According to media reports, the parents refused treatment with antibiotics and relied on homeopathy. The infection had spread and led to the brain death of the boy.

Middle ear inflammation should be treated quickly
An acute middle ear infection is a very painful and unpleasant illness. Often children are affected by this disease. Health experts are usually advised to treat a middle ear infection quickly. If nothing happens, even a loss of hearing is threatened in particularly bad cases. In case of wrong or inadequate treatment, the infection can also lead to death, as a case from Italy shows.

In Italy, a small boy died as a result of a middle ear infection. The parents were against treatment with antibiotics and put instead on homeopathy. (Image: Klaus Eppele / fotolia.com)

Use of antibiotics
If a middle ear infection is suspected, it is generally advisable to see a doctor to discuss possible treatment options. Frequently, an analgesic, antipyretic treatment and a lot of attention are enough.

Sometimes home remedies can also help alleviate the symptoms. Among other things, onions, garlic, chamomile and heat are used.

However, the use of antibiotics is often necessary. However, some people refuse such medication, not least because it can often lead to serious side effects.

Homeopathic treatment instead of medication
Even the parents of a seven-year-old boy in Italy are against antibiotic treatments. Her son Francesco is said to have received no such drugs for years, according to media reports.

When the boy complained of earache, they took him to a doctor who diagnosed a middle ear infection.

The parents, however, decided against treatment with antibiotics and put instead on homeopathy, as reported, inter alia, the newspaper "Corriere della Sera".

According to the information, a middle ear infection of the child should have already been successfully treated on a homeopathic basis.

Infection had already spread
But the treatment did not seem to work. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the boy was admitted to a clinic where he had surgery and started antibiotic therapy.

But the infection had already spread and led to serious brain damage, which ultimately led to the boy's brain death.

According to the information, legal action should be taken against the doctor who tried to treat the child homeopathically. But it is still unclear whether to proceed against the parents.

Only a few months ago, an 18-year-old cancer patient died in Italy because her parents refused her an important therapy. Instead of chemotherapy, they resorted to the methods of a self-proclaimed "cancer healer." (Ad)