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A new father died a day after he was allegedly misdiagnosed with tonsillitis

Michael Reynolds, 29, actually had the potentially fatal condition epiglottitis, which causes a swelling of the flap at the top of the windpipe

He had a seizure at home and later died of cardiac arrest, caused by a lack of oxygen, per his family’s law firm, Irwin Mitchell

A new father died a day after doctors allegedly misdiagnosed him with tonsillitis.

Michael Reynolds, a 29-year-old truck driver, first sought medical care on November 29, 2023, when he complained of a lingering cough and sore throat. He was prescribed a steroid nasal spray and referred for a chest X-ray, according to a statement from the family’s law firm, Irwin Mitchell . Michael’s condition deteriorated the following day, an

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