Sienna Duffield, 3, suffered from painful blisters across her face after catching herpes from kissing a family member

A toddler who was being 'eaten alive' by a ravaging skin infection has finally recovered.

Sienna Duffield, who is now three years old, was diagnosed with herpes earlier in the year after kissing a family member months before.

It caused her to suffer from painful blisters which were extremely itchy and caused her sensitive skin to be covered in sores and pus.

Her family were forced to wash her bed sheets daily and constantly had to throw out of clothes because of her blood stains.

After eventually being prescribed antibiotics - despite doctors thinking she had eczema, her face has cleared up and it is hoped the virus will never return.

Her mother, Savina French-Bell, 21, from Gloucester, is now sharing her story to help other parents battling the same condition.

Ms French-Bell, a nursery worker, said: 'Sienna was being eaten alive by her skin infection.

'It came out of nowhere on her second birthday when she started developing ulcers in her mouth.

'It started to look like someone had thrown acid over her face, it spread from her mouth to her cheeks, and above her eyes.

'She stopped eating and every day for eight months was horrific, there was always blood on her clothes and I was scared to take her outside.

'Every day her skin would be stuck to pillows and there would always be blood everywhere.

'I tried to stop her from scratching herself but she would use surfaces such as sofas in the house to scratch her face.

'People would give us horrible looks, children would stare and adults would make nasty comments.'

For eight months no antibiotics were working as the infection kept coming back and her face was being ravaged.

After eventually being prescribed antibiotics to treat the virus - despite doctors thinking she had eczema, her face has cleared up and it is hoped it will never return

Before, people would give Sienna horrible looks and make nasty comments. But her mother, Savina French-Bell, 21, said she no longer receives any since her skin has cleared up

Sienna was then admitted to hospital on her second birthday in October 2015 where she was placed on an iv drip because she had stopped eating.

Her family then sought advice for creams and antibiotics to prevent her condition from getting even worse.

Ms French-Bell even restricted her daughter from eating certain foods and drinks in a desperate bid to prevent the condition worsening.

She took Sienna to a private hospital for more answers, where they ran allergy tests.

But tests revealed she wasn't allergic to anything and doctors were left baffled as to why her face had been ravaged by blisters.

It only occurred to Ms French-Bell that it could be herpes when she cast her mind back to her daughter kissing a member of her family last year.

Her family were forced to wash her bed sheets daily and constantly had to throw out of clothes because of her blood stains

Ms French-Bell said: 'Sienna was being eaten alive by her skin infection. It started to look like someone had thrown acid over her face'

Doctors eventually prescribed flucloxacillin antibiotics which worked - despite them thinking she had a severe case of eczema.

Now, the family say their daughter's face has never looked so clear and doctors hope the infection will stay away in future.

Ms French-Bell added: 'For the past few months Sienna's face has looked amazing and the infection has not returned.

'There is always a chance of it coming back but fingers crossed it won't happen and her skin will stay as good as it is now.

'I was told that the older she gets the better her body will be at fighting off infections.

'It's great to be able to go outside and not get any horrible comments from anyone.