The last days of Sala al-Din (Saladin) "noble enemy" of the third Crusade.
Saladin, "noble enemy" of Richard the Lionheart and victor at the battle of Hattin, died suddenly in 1193 A.D. at the age of 56. The clinical information preserved in the historical record is insufficient to render a definitive diagnosis for Saladin's final illness, and yet, it contains enough details to narrow the list of possibilities to just a few and also to critique his treatment in light of the medical concepts of his day.
Medical Service-111, VA Medical Center, 10 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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