TOT HORROR Mum shares photos of baby boy’s agonising burns after shocking cause discovered { video)

TOT HORROR Mum shares photos of baby boy’s agonising burns after shocking cause discovered { video). A COMMON food has left a baby boy with some agonising burns, a mum has warned.

Sharing the pictures on her little boy online, the mum is calling on parents to be on the look out for the little-known condition.

Little Otis was playing with a lime while sat outside in the sunshine with his cousins, the mum explained in a Tiny Hearts Education post on Instagram.

“It wasn’t until [the next day] that we noticed a rash appear on his chest,” she said.

The rash, which the parents initially thought was an allergic reaction to the lime juice, quickly developed into a “horrific burn”, she added.

The parents took Otis to the hospital, where doctors revealed the little boy was suffering with a little-known condition called phytophotodermatitis.

Phytophotodermatitis – more commonly known as margarita burn – is a burn which happens when a chemical called furocoumarin reacts with sunlight.

This chemical is found in limes, citrus fruit and some plants.

“We now have ongoing appointments with our local paediatric burns team for ongoing management to ensure no long-term scaring and implications,” the mum said.

“I hope by sharing my story I can raise some awareness about phytophotodermatitis and the importance of watching little ones around any citrus fruits,” she added.