Anna Monaro of Pirano, Italy was an asthmatic and in 1934 the attacks had worsened. Her husband has noted that when she slept there was a bluish light around her torso and the doctors/physicians were brought in.
Her case brought local and global media interest, it prompted discussions about how and why it might have occurred. Dr Protti studied her case, they found that during the attacks her heart rate doubled, along with her breathing and despite the study could provide no exact cause.
I found a reference that Anna was married to a fisherman and had 12 children. She was small of frame and is said to have worn black all the time. Her husband was asked by Dr Protti if she could be taken to America for further studies but the Piran fisherman declined.
Between 9-19th March she shared the ward with seven other women and they were witness to the glow. They all notified the staff about the occurrence too. Anna did report that she felt a great deal of exhaustion after the attacks too.
She was studied because some of the theories put her forward as some kind of human glow-worm, another professor from Leningrad was curious if he could use her for any sort of cancer study (though I am not sure why).
Protti attempted cinefilm capture and there were 54 frames, only 3 seconds of the film showed anything. A weak, but light, show of the event but I could not find this online so could not say how helpful this is or would be now.
Human bio-luminescence is something that is now part of modern science. All living creatures emit some form of light but most of it is not visible to the naked eye. Perhaps this is part of Anna’s story, understanding it could help with future treatments or diagnosis for illnesses, either way I hope you found her story interesting.
Sources: www.primorci.si/osebe/monaro-anna/1784/
https://wellcomecollection.org/
The Guardian – science and research articles
Investigations into the unknown and weird 