22-Month-Old Girl With Rare Lung Disease Recovers In AIIMS, Major Boost For ECMO Treatment

As per reports, the girl, who became the youngest patient in the country to have undergone the procedure, was tested positive for Covid-19 in June and recovered later.

22-Month-Old Girl With Rare Lung Disease Recovers In AIIMS, Major Boost For ECMO Treatment

The department of Pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar achieved a unique feat after it successfully treated a 22-month-old girl from Dhenkanal district who was suffering from ‘Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis’, a rare lung disease.

As per reports, the girl, who became the youngest patient in the country to have undergone the procedure, was tested positive for Covid-19 in June and recovered later. However, the next month she developed fever with difficulty in breathing.