A 22-year-old woman died after she suffered an anaphylactic shock, that is a severe allergic reaction, to a contrast agent used during a CT scan at a hospital in Brazil's Rio do Sul. Leticia Paul was reportedly undergoing a routine checkup when the incident occurred. Contrast dyes used for CT scans usually contain iodine, reports said.
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Medhaa Gupta /
05:59 pm on
25 Aug