WI, USA: Mother of 6-year-old Darboy boy says a mysterious virus has destroyed her son?s immune system

[Emily]

Darboy boy Charlie Knuth fighting mysterious virus

8:38 PM, Jul 5, 2012

 

[Emily]

Re: WI, USA: Mother of 6-year-old Darboy boy says a mysterious virus has destroyed her son?s immune system

There's an update with more details. Charlie has an underlying condition, epidermolysis bullosa, that was being treated with a stem cell transplant when he got an unidentified virus this summer that caused a severe setback for him.

http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012308030095

Written by
Kyle Daly
Post-Crescent staff writer

Darboy resident Charlie Knuth is showing signs of improvement, but it?ll be a long time before the 6-year-old with a rare skin disease can return home.

Knuth is recovering in a Minnesota hospital after undergoing a second stem cell transplant to rebuild his body?s immune system.