Family of Woman Who Died of Meningitis in Coronel Files Medical Negligence Lawsuit
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- The family of Lorena Conejeros Bastías filed a medical negligence complaint after her death from meningitis in Coronel, Chile.
- Relatives said she visited an emergency primary-care service with a fever of 38.5 C on July 30 and was sent home after being diagnosed with acute bronchitis.
The family of Lorena Conejeros Bastías has filed a complaint alleging medical negligence after the woman died of meningitis in Coronel, in Chile’s Biobío region.
According to her relatives, Conejeros Bastías went to the Lagunillas Primary Emergency Care Service on July 30 with a fever of 38.5 C. After receiving treatment, she was returned home a few minutes later with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis, the family said.
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