Horrific pictures of lad covered in burns and blisters after allergic reaction to prescription drugs

THESE are the horrific injuries suffered by a lad who was burned alive - after suffering an allergic reaction to PRESCRIPTION medication.

Christopher Wooll, 21, ended up in intensive care with burns and blisters all over his body having suffered a massive allergic reaction after taking mood stabilising drug lamotrigine for just 10 days.

He was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a form of toxic epidermal necrolysis which causes the skin to peel off the body, often in reaction to medication.

But doctors at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital had to battle a series of complications that at one point stopped Christopher breathing - and managed to save his life.

Now finally, the garden centre chef is back at home in Bidford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

Christopher's father Andrew, a start-up company director, and his mother Jazmin, an accountant, drove his son to Warwick Hospital A&E after his face erupted in blisters after work.

He said: "When we realised what it was I was straight on the internet and we started to realise it was life threatening.

"We broke down when the doctors took us aside and told us he might not survive. It was just awful.

"And then we had to go back into the room and put a brave face on for Chris.

"By then he had blisters and burns all over his body, his eyes were swollen up and he was in pain.

"He had to be wrapped up in bandages and have his hair shaved off.

"It was a real life horror story."

Christopher and his family had only moved to the UK from South Africa in April.

Andrew is originally from England and moved his family back from George, on South Africa's West Cape, to be closer to his parents and secure better job prospects for his children.

Christopher trained and qualified as a chef back home and after arriving in Bidford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, soon began working for a local restaurant.

The family were settling in well before, on June 28, Christopher began complaining of flu symptoms.