1/1 A PATHOLOGIST told an inquest that she believed a teenager who died a day after being diagnosed with tonsillitis by a nurse should have been seen by a doctor and undergone abdominal, blood pressure and pulse checks. Toby James Hudson, 19, from Weymouth, died on July 4 2019 after being rushed to Dorset County Hospital when his condition deteriorated. Coroner Rachael Griffin told an inquest the cause of death was Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which caused mononucleosis and led to sepsis, ruptured spleen and multi organ failure. A day before his death, on July 3 2019, Toby - who was suffering from a severe swollen neck - had been assessed by a nurse at the urgent care centre in Weymouth Community Hospital. She did not check his respiratory or blood pressure because she felt it was ‘not needed’ and prescribed penicillin antibiotics after diagnosing tonsillitis, the inquest heard.