Skin infections among US high school athletes: A national survey

Ashack, Kurt; Burton, Kyle A; Johnson, Teresa R.; Currie, Dustin W.; Comstock, R. Dawn; Dellavalle, Robert P.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2015.10.042

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“…In the present study, contrary to the findings of Kurt A et al (6), the most commonly found infectious skin disease in Turkish wrestlers was found as fungal infection with 118 (36.99%) cases followed by bacterial infection with 49 (15.36%) cases and viral dermatologic diseases with 28 (8.77%) cases.…”

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“…For this reason, infectious dermatologic diseases can be found more frequently among wrestlers compared to other athletes (4,5). Kurt A. et al (6) researched the incidence of infectious skin diseases among athletes engaged in various branches of sports such as wrestling, football, hockey, volleyball, basketball and swimming. Accordingly, the highest incidence of skin infections was detected among wrestlers with 73.8% followed by footballers with 17.9 % and athletes of other branches with 1.2%.…”

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“…There are a good number of studies related to dermatologic diseases found in wrestlers (6,(8)(9)(10). However, there is no monographic research which detects the incidence of dermatologic diseases among wrestlers living in different climate regions and the differences of these diseases by regions in the literature.…”

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Infectious dermatological diseases findings of the wrestlers according to regions

Kaynar¹

2018

J Turgut Ozal Med Cent

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Aim: Dermatologic diseases are commonly found in people engaged in contact sports. Particularly wrestlers can easily contract skin infections. The aim of this study is to reveal the incidence of infectious skin diseases engaged in wrestling athletes living in different climate regions. Material and Methods: Three hundred nineteen volunteer who actively wrestle in different climate regions of Turkey participated to the research. All of the athletes were asked the questions in the survey of "Personal History and Dermatological Examination Findings of Athlete". The findings and diagnoses of each wrestler were then recorded and evaluated. Results: Dermatological diseases were observed in 195 (61.12%) Turkish wrestlers, 84 (26.33%) in the eastern region, 43 (13.47%) in the inland region and 68 (21.32%) in the coastal region. These diseases were 118 (36.99%) fungal, 49 (15.36) bacterial and 28 (8.77%) viral, respectively. It was found that infectious dermatological diseases were observed more frequently in the eastern and coastal regions than inland region and this difference was statistically significant. (P = 0.045).

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Infectious dermatological diseases findings of the wrestlers according to regions

Kaynar¹

2018

J Turgut Ozal Med Cent

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“…In parallel with these studies, the present study also reported bacterial, fungal and viral skin infections in Turkish wrestlers, however, these infections were not as common as reported in the literature for Turkish wrestlers. In a study by Ashack et al 10 conducted on athletes of various sports, such as wrestling, football, ice hockey, volleyball, basketball and swimming. Skin infections were found mostly in wrestlers with the rate of 17.9%, while this rate was 1.2% for those in other sports branches.…”

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Investigation of skin infection frequency in Turkish wrestlers

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Dağdeviren³

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ÖzBackground and Design: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of dermatological infections among Turkish wrestlers. Materials and Methods: We included 202 wrestlers from different regions of Turkey who volunteered to participate in the study. The "Athlete Biography and Dermatologic Examination Findings" survey that was designed before the research was completed during dermatological examination and dermatologic findings of each athlete were evaluated. Results: During the physical examination of 202 Turkish wrestlers, 115 (57%) of participants were observed to have skin infection while no skin infection was found in 87 (43%). It has been detected that these infections were fungal, bacterial and viral in 31%, 18% and 8% of patients, respectively. The rates of infections were 25

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“…Bacterial infections represent the leading cause of skin infections in athletes and account for approximately 60% of infections in one study of high school athletes (Ashack et al, 2016). Tinea is the second leading cause and represents approximately 30% of skin infections, and herpes accounts for approximately 5% of infections in student athletes (Ashack et al, 2016). Other infectious etiologies, such as scabies, head lice, and molluscum contagiosum, make up the remaining 5% of infectious skin diseases (Ashack et al, 2016).…”

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