Kerala: 20-year-old dies allegedly due to allergy after eating prawns in Thodupuzha; medical report out

A 20-year-old woman died allegedly due to food allergy after eating prawns in Thodupuzha. The police have registered a case of unnatural death based on family's complaint.

Kerala: 20-year-old dies allegedly due to allergy after eating prawns in Thodupuzha rkn

Pathanamthitta: A 20-year-old woman died allegedly due to an allergy after eating prawns in Thodupuzha. Nikitha( 20), daughter of Gopalakrishnan and Nisha, native of Palakkad died. Nikitha was an employee of the Thodupuzha outlet of a private eyewear company. The Thodupuzha police stated that the cause of the allergy was eating prawns on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the medical report of a 20-year-old woman has come out. As per the medical report, the young woman died due to a heart attack while treatment in Idukki.

As the allergy worsened, Nikitha contracted pneumonia. After eating prawns, Nikitha fell unwell as her neck started swelling thus causing a shortage of breath and low blood pressure. She was then admitted to a private hospital in Thodupuzha.

After reaching the hospital, doctors said that Nikitha suffered a heart attack and was shifted to a ventilator However she died around 11:15 pm last day. The police registered a case of unnatural death based on the statement of Nikitha's brother Jishnu. The body will be handed over to relatives after a post-mortem report at Idukki Medical College.

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