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Girl, 4, diagnosed with rare condition after developing 41 deg C fever, ending up in ICU

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Huang Siqing with her father Huang Junjie and the doctors who treated her, Professor Yap Hui Kim (left) and Dr David Lu.

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SINGAPORE – It was a regular Saturday afternoon in April 2017 when Mr Huang Junjie took his daughter for a swim at Safra Punggol. But what unfolded that evening turned into a nightmare for him and his wife. 

Hours after the swim, Huang Siqing, then aged four, developed a fever that peaked at 41 deg C. 

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