Foot ailments during Hajj: A short report.

J Epidemiol Glob Health

Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Nord, Pôle Infectieux, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13015 Marseille, France; Aix 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. Electronic address:

Published: September 2015

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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320529PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2014.12.007DOI Listing

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