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Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2015, Pages 291 - 294

Foot ailments during Hajj: A short report

Authors
Shruti Sridhara, b, Samir Benkouitena, b, Khadidja Belhouchata, Tassadit Dralia, Ziad A. Memishc, d, Philippe Parolaa, b, Philippe Brouquia, b, Philippe Gautreta, b, *, philippe.gautret@club-internet.fr
aAssistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Nord, Pôle Infectieux, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13015 Marseille, France
bAix Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Faculté de Médecine, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
cPublic Health Directorate, Saudi Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Center for Mass Gathering Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
dCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding author at: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Nord, Pôle Infectieux, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13015 Marseille, France. Tel.: +33 (0) 4 91 96 35 35/36; fax: +33 (0) 4 91 96 89 38.
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Received 14 June 2014, Revised 8 December 2014, Accepted 10 December 2014, Available Online 7 February 2015.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2014.12.007How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Hajj; Blisters; Foot injuries; Pilgrims
Abstract

A study of ailments of the feet in pilgrims of Hajj revealed that 31% of them suffered from blisters, and the prevalence was five times higher in females. The presence of comorbidity (diabetes, obesity and advanced age) warrants immediate attention to them to avoid serious complications.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
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291 - 294
Publication Date
2015/02/07
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
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© 2015 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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