In a nutshell what is this story about?
I would like to know what is going on with this family and hospital too.
Justina was being treated for a gastrointestinal disorder by her MD at Tuft’s University. Her doctor sent her to another hospital for some testing. This particular hospital has a number of specialists studying somatoform disease, formerly called Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome. The brand new doctor at this new hospital decided that doctors at Tuft’s were wrong and it was all in her head. They had CPS kidnap the child. That’s pretty much where it still stands.
The short version.
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The name of the original attending at Tufts is Dr. Mark Korson, not Korman. She had seen Dr. Alejandro Flores, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Tufts who left Tufts and is now at Boston Children’s. When Justina got sick her parents called Dr. Korson who told them to take her to BCH to see Dr. Flores. Her parents took her to the ER at BCH who didn’t let her see Dr. Flores, but instead assigned her to the other doctor who diagnosed the somataform disorder. The parents said they wanted to take her back to Tufts and BCH wouldn’t let them.
Mitochondrial disorder is difficult to diagnose and treat. The patient needs to have a muscle biopsy and undergo genetic testing as well as the parents have to undergo genetic testing to aid in the diagnosis. Treatment includes vitamin, mineral and enzyme therapy, a good diet and physical activity as tolerated to build up stamina. A major problem that people with mito have is fatigue.
I transcribe dictations for Dr. Korson and know a lot about mito disorder.