March 2005 – Speculation on how a young actress died of pneumonia:
From what I gather, she was rushed to the hospital on February 12th, and sent home – probably with a diagnosis of bronchitis to be treated conservatively.The next day, she was worse. This time, she was given antibiotics and sent home. Two days later, she was again rushed to the hospital and tragically died the next day on February 16th.
Possibilities include inappropriately-treated bacterial pneumonia, a pulmonary embolus that was missed, or reactive-airways disease (i.e. asthma) that was exacerbated.
