Plaza de la Salud confirmed a 15-year old Argentinean tourist, Candela Aylen Sacone is receiving care in the hospital’s intensive care unit. The teenager was on the last day of her Punta Cana vacation when she became seriously ill. She was first taken to the Centro Medico Canela in La Romana, where she was diagnosed with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and later she was transferred to Santo Domingo. The patient suffers from acute renal failure and cerebral edema, according to press reports.
An Argentinean online news media, Cadena 3, reported that the family had to appeal to social media to get the insurance company to accept to pay for the transfer to the Santo Domingo medical center. The family has said it was unaware their daughter suffered from diabetes.
Dashira Martinez, spokeswoman for Plaza de la Salud, said the patient is being hydrated and is hooked to an artificial respirator.
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25 June 2019