Michel Blanc went to a radiology center on October 3, 2024 to perform a kidney examination. A few hours later, the actor died after a violent allergic reaction. But in the press, two versions contradict each other regarding the cause of this reaction.
According to the newspaper Marianneand contrary to what certain sources have assured, no contrast product would have been administered to Michel Blanc. For medicine, it is therefore a natural death. This is why the prosecution did not order an investigation.
Michel Blanc: the actor, in perfect health, died suddenly
This Thursday, October 3, Michel Blanc was to perform a kidney x-ray. But according to information from Mariannethe actor suffered from throat pain upon his arrival at the radiological center on 14e arrondissement. “His throat was scratchy, he was breathing hard, and it started as soon as he arrived.
Contrary to what has been said, he was not injected with contrast agents since no radiological examination took place” a source close to the matter told our colleagues.
Despite the rapid reaction of the medical teams on site, in particular an injection of adrenaline, then Samu, Michel Blanc suffered a first hypoxic cardiac arrest at 2 p.m., due to lack of oxygen. A second Samu team is then called in to provide reinforcement. absolute emergency trach. The Splendid star then suffered anaphylactic shock and
several cardiac arrests successive. Michel Blanc was then transported to the intensive care unit of Saint-Antoine hospital around 4 p.m. His condition stabilized, before becoming more complicated again around 10 p.m. Ramatoulaye Diop’s companion suffered a sixth cardiac arrest, which was fatal to him. The actor died around 10:45 p.m.
Michel Blanc: without an autopsy, the cause of his death will remain unknown
According to the medical report,
Michel Blanc died as a result of angioedemadue to a sudden allergy. The actor will then not have had time to start the planned x-ray session. Is allergy related to allergyantibiotic against a suspected kidney infection taken in the morning? Or did the actor consume an allergenic food before going to his medical exam? According to our colleagues at Mariannethe cause of this allergic reaction will remain unknown.
“We’ll never know“assures a hospital source. The latter assures that previously, “autopsies were carried out frequently, with the scientific aim of determining the causes of death…”. The prosecutor did not request an investigation and no autopsy will then be carried out on the body of Michel Blanc. The actor will be buried this Thursday, October 10 after a ceremony at the Saint-Eustache church.
