BBC News reports that Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, will likely need a lung transplant.
The 52-year old was diagnosed with PF in 2018 and according to the country’s royal household her recent tests showed “a clear worsening” of her health, BBC reports.
“We are reaching the point where a lung transplant will be necessary,” Are Martin Holm, head of respiratory medicine at Oslo University Hospital, said.
No decision has been taken yet on whether she will be placed on the transplant waiting list, Dr Holm said. The palace said her doctors had started the process towards an evaluation for lung transplant surgery.
In Norway, there are usually between 20 and 40 patients on the waiting list for a lung transplant and Princess Mette-Marit will not be given preferential treatment if she is placed on the list, local media reports.
Source: BBC News
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