Hospital treats girl’s rare lung disease in Saudi Arabia
arabnews.com · 21 October 2026
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Doctors at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, performed a nine-hour whole-lung lavage on a 10-year-old girl to treat a rare lung disease.
The girl’s blood oxygen saturation had fallen to 79 percent, significantly below the normal range of 95 to 100 percent. Following the procedure, the hospital discharged her after five days, reporting she was in stable condition and experienced no complications.
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