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A 22-year-old woman died less than 24 hours after suffering an allergic reaction during a CT scan

Leticia Paul's aunt said her niece had been undergoing a routine checkup, as she had a history of kidney stones

The hospital where the woman got the CT scan said "all procedures are conducted in accordance with recommended clinical protocols"

A 22-year-old woman died after she suffered a severe allergic reaction during a CT scan.

Leticia Paul went into anaphylactic shock during the scan, which used a special contrast agent, at the Alto Vale Regional Hospital in Rio do Sul, Brazil, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, according to local outlets G1 , Agencia Globo and Oeste SC Notícias .

Anaphylactic shock is “a sudden, severe and life-threatening allergic reaction” that occurs in the

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