Baby Khalisa met her third birthday in intensive care, on a ventilator. The girl is suspected of having a congenital fault in an immunity gene that ruthlessly attacks many of her body's systems.
Constant infections, stomatitis, otitis media, abscesses (pustules) and pneumonia - since birth Khalisa has been fighting the consequences of a dangerous and rare disease. Now the little girl constantly takes a lot of medicines - antibiotics, antifungal and immunomodulating agents. But in order to stop complications this is not enough.
Doctors need to clarify Khalisa's diagnosis, to determine in which gene there was a mutation. This will allow them to adjust the therapy and maximize the effectiveness of treatment of the girl - to achieve remission.
The little girl will undergo an expensive genetic analysis, which will shed light on the causes of her disease. We are raising funds to pay for similar genetic tests for Khalisa and other children with suspected rare congenital pathologies.
