Footnotes

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• Contributors EA wrote the manuscript with support from all authors. JW and SRM saw the patient and conceived of the idea for this write-up. SGD assisted with editing the manuscript. JW obtained consent from next of kin. SRM supervised all aspects of this work.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

• Competing interests None declared.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.