BOY, 5, AFTER SUFFERING HORRIFIC REACTION TO EPILEPSY MEDICATION PULLED THROUGH AND HAS NOW RETURNED TO SCHOOL

A little boy was left fighting for his life after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks.

Five-year-old Ellis Stacey developed a one-in-a-million condition that gripped his body, covering his skin in agonising blisters.

Within days, the skin on his face, back, arms and legs had peeled off.

His devastated parents were warned he could die within days as the condition ravaged his body.

Thankfully, the he has now made a full recovery and is back at school enjoying the new term with his friends.

Ellis' ordeal began in September 2013, when he suffered an epileptic fit on his first day of school.

His GP prescribed Tegretol, a common medication for epilepsy, and Ellis was advised to rest at his home in Winton, Bournemouth. The drug is also known as carbamazepine. 

But within days, he had developed a painful red rash.

His mother, Kayleigh Drayton, 25, said: 'Ellis kept telling me that he felt poorly. I knew something wasn't right, so I took him back to the GP.

'He basically told me that everything was fine, I'm so grateful that doctors were able to treat Ellis in time. Now we're looking forward to the future as a happy, healthy family.'