9-yrs-old cancer patient diagnosed with HIV after blood transfusion

Kerala, Sept 16: Here is a lamentable incident has appeared on Thursday while a 9 yr old girl suffering from blood cancer has tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood.

The victim girl was being treated at the Alappuzha Medical College and Hospital from where she was referred to the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala.



Noticing swelling in one of her eyes, the doctors there carried out various tests, including a blood test, which revealed she was HIV positive, the police said.

The girl's father said in his complaint that she contracted the dreaded disease after a blood transfusion, but the police said they were still investigating how she got infected. Meanwhile, Health Minister KK Shylaja has sought an immediate report from the RCC Director on the matter.