AIIMS Bhubaneswar treats infant’s rare lung disease
The Hindu
22-month-old baby girl was provided ECMO support
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Bhubaneswar has successfully treated a 22-month-old girl suffering from Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, a rare disease of the lungs, by placing her on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) support.
This girl is also the youngest child in India to have undergone this procedure, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar said here on September 18.
According to the hospital authorities, the girl, who hails from Dhenkanal, had tested positive for COVID-19 along with other family members in June 2021. She had, however, recovered.
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