Hadj-Hajj

Dr. Houria Hadj F

The Hajj

Mass gatherings can be hazardous. Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is the largest annual mass gathering of humans, with more than 2 million people wearing specified garments, following prescribed religious rituals and fulfilling their religious obligations. There is a risk of communicable disease introduction, rapid amplification and, as pilgrims travel home, the potential spread into countries...

Reply to Hajj-Chahine.

We would like to thank J. Hajj-Chahine [1] for his insightful comments on our paper, specifically regarding the discrepancy in the outcomes of patients with postsurgical iatrogenic acute aortic dissection type A (iAADA) presented in our study [2] vs results others have reported [3–5]. We reported on 100 patients with iAADA enrolled in the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERA...

Hypoglycemia in diabetics during Hajj.

ypoglycemia in diabetics is more common than appreciated.1 It is common in diabetics on insulin. At least one-third of insulin treated patients suffer an episode severe enough to cause loss of consciousness at some time, 10% have such a coma annually, and at some stage 3% suffer recurrent attacks so frequently as to be incapacitating.2 After working in the Emergency Department of Ajiad Hospital...

Hajj: journey of a lifetime.