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A British girl has won a settlement of £39 million or $48.3 million after doctors amputated all her limbs following an unjust discharge from a hospital. 

Lawyers for the girl said her parents took her to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, southeast England, with a high fever, vomiting, and drowsiness, Metro reported. These symptoms are "red flags for meningitis and sepsis," according to BBC News. However, doctors sent her home with paracetamol or acetaminophen. 

Her parents returned to the hospital and doctors diagnosed her with meningococcal sepsis. She later experienced multi-organ failure.

Consequently, the doctors’ misjudgment led to her needing the quadruple-limb amputations, Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC, who is representing the family, said, the BBC reported. The girl had above-knee amputations of both legs, and above-elbow amputations of her arms.

The hospital trust admitted liability at the High Court in London on Friday, Metro reported.

Gumbel described the girl as "extraordinarily brave" and said she is "managing in school to do very well academically," the BBC reported.

The NHS trust accepted liability for the young girl's condition, with Bradley Martin KC, who represented the trust, saying, "there is no amount of money that can truly compensate for her injuries."

The girl will receive part of the settlement in a lump sum, and will receive the remainder annually for the rest of her life. 

A spokesperson for the NHS trust told the BBC: "We are very sorry for the claimant's injuries, and we understand no amount of money can fully compensate for them.

"However, we are pleased that the settlement has been approved, and we hope the agreed damages will ensure that the claimant can live as independently as possible in the future."