20-year-old girl suffering from a fungal disease, is now literally could breathe again. It went through the world's first operation on the lungs in the form of a double transplant.
A native of Dublin, Ireland Becky Jones became the first patient in the world, where doctors transplanted both lungs due to severe fungal infections Afflicting the respiratory system. For a long time the girl because of her illness could not even leave the house. Doctors had to carry her special helicopter ambulance from home to the University Hospital of South Manchester, where leading global specialists in lung transplantation.
Becky will remain in the history of medicine, not only as the first patient who underwent a unique Lung surgery But also as a person who in addition to multi-resistant Aspergillus fungus had also pulmonary mucormycosis in the lungs. But even patients with such a disease previously could not rely on the operation lung transplant .
Aspergillus causes a variety of ailments, including infection and growth of fungus as well as allergic reactions. Because of his ailments Becky could not walk normally and even climb stairs, she was on the waiting list lung transplant about a year. To get to this list helped her fluke - a hospital in Manchester is also a national center for the treatment of aspergillosis, and local doctors specialized in fungal infections .
Historical operation was on May 29 and 18 days Becky was transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. Today, she is already at home and can enjoy your favorite meals and plan for the future.
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