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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.

Mass Fatalities in Hajj in 2015

Trauma Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Iranian Red Crescent Medical Center, Tehran, IR Iran Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Corresponding author: Behzad Einollahi, Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. E-mail: behzad.e...