US EditionLaw Graduate Dies After 'Severe' Allergic Reaction During CT Scan - Daily Star
Anaphylactic shock from iodinated contrast dye during a CT scan caused the death of 22-year-old Leticia Paul, a rare reaction occurring in approximately 1 in 5,000 to 10,000 scans.
- On Wednesday, Leticia Paul, 22-year-old law graduate, died less than 24 hours after a CT scan at Alto Vale hospital, Rio do Sul, due to anaphylactic shock from iodinated contrast causing cardio-respiratory arrest.
- During a routine kidney‑stone check, Leticia Paul received iodinated contrast, a widely used dye with severe reactions occurring in roughly one in 5,000 to one in 10,000 scans.
- An autopsy report noted the likelihood of anaphylaxis causing the cardiac arrest but a confirming tryptase test was not sent, while Alto Vale hospital expressed condolences and the family criticised lack of emergency equipment.
- On Thursday, Leticia's body was laid to rest at Casa Mortuária Jardim Primavera in Rio do Sul and then taken to Crematório Vaticano in Balneário Camboriú, with public tributes and comparison to a February last year incident.
- The NHS advises patients to inform hospitals about kidney or thyroid problems before scans, while the National Kidney Foundation warns contrast dye risks for people with existing kidney disease.
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A contrast scan ended in a fatal outcome for a 22-year-old girl. Family members and friends mourned her loss and remembered her as “a person of great light.”
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