Young Thais Medeiros, who had a severe allergic reaction after smelling pepperwas re-admitted to a ICU (Intensive Care Unit)in Goiânia (GO). The young woman’s family released the information through social media.
According to the family, the after seven months of care at home. “Thais hasn’t been doing very well for a few days. She is in the ICU, under observation and awaiting test results for the next procedures,” said Sérgio Alves, Thais’ stepfather.
In the report, Sérgio stated that the young woman is being cared for and well treated in the unit. “Thais is hospitalized, she is in the ICU, but she is fine”said the stepfather.
Remember the case
In February 2023, Thais was having lunch at her boyfriend’s house in Anápolis (GO) when smelled pickled goat pepper (Capsicum chinense) and had an allergic reaction.
Asthmatic, she had shortness of breath and had to be rushed to the hospital. Arriving at the scene, Thais needed to be revived by doctors. At the time, she stopped having neurological responses and was placed on mechanical ventilation.
Thais and was diagnosed with cerebral edema, with irreversible damage.
Understand what may have caused the injury
A CNN Brazil He listened to experts to understand.
In the evaluation of the neurosurgeon and full professor at the Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo Fernando Gomesthe trancista may have been the victim of a cross-reaction – when there is an immunological response to different products, but with similar components.
The neurosurgeon also points out the possibility that an unidentified element caused an anaphylactic shock, the most severe form of allergic response a person can experience.
“The young woman’s history of asthma already shows that she has a predisposition to inflammatory, autoimmune and even immunoallergic processes, which could constitute an additional risk factor in this situation”, he explains.
