common skin conditions in wrestling
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Common skin conditions in wrestling. Ringworm Impetigo Mulluscum Contagiosum Herpes Gladiatorum. Skin Conditions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Common skin Common skin conditions in conditions in
wrestlingwrestling
RingwormRingwormImpetigoImpetigoMulluscum ContagiosumMulluscum ContagiosumHerpes GladiatorumHerpes Gladiatorum
Skin ConditionsSkin Conditions
The skin conditions that follow are The skin conditions that follow are samples of those which you may see samples of those which you may see during the season. Any skin condition during the season. Any skin condition which has the potential of being which has the potential of being transmitted to an opponent should be transmitted to an opponent should be under the care of a physician before under the care of a physician before returning to practice or competition.returning to practice or competition.
Ringworm Ringworm (tinea corporis)(tinea corporis)
Ringworm-Ringworm-– Raised circular patches at edgesRaised circular patches at edges– Central portion is usually flatCentral portion is usually flat– Not from the mat surfaceNot from the mat surface– Skin to skin contact with infected Skin to skin contact with infected
individualsindividuals
RingwormRingwormCare Care
Oral/topical treatment for 7days Oral/topical treatment for 7days for skin lesions before wrestlingfor skin lesions before wrestling
Covered with bioclusive plus pre-Covered with bioclusive plus pre-wrap and tape for extremities, wrap and tape for extremities, may wrestlemay wrestle
Face and scalp may not have Face and scalp may not have contact until lesion is flat????contact until lesion is flat????
Ringworm Ringworm CareCare
TopicalTopical– Lamisil 1%, Mentax 1%, Naftin 1%, Lamisil 1%, Mentax 1%, Naftin 1%,
Spectazole 1% cream 2x per daySpectazole 1% cream 2x per day– Continue treatment for 1 week after Continue treatment for 1 week after
lesion is gonelesion is gone
RingwormRingwormCareCare
Oral medicationsOral medications– Lamisil 250mgs per day for 2 weeksLamisil 250mgs per day for 2 weeks– Sporanox 200 mgs per day for 2 Sporanox 200 mgs per day for 2
weeksweeks– Diflucan 200 mgs once a week for 3 Diflucan 200 mgs once a week for 3
weeksweeks
ImpetigoImpetigo Bacterial infection (streptococcus Bacterial infection (streptococcus
or staphylococcus aureus)or staphylococcus aureus) Extremely contagiousExtremely contagious May be spread on mat surfaceMay be spread on mat surface Associated with minor skin Associated with minor skin
trauma or secondary to viral trauma or secondary to viral infectionsinfections
ImpetigoImpetigoCareCare
Prescription Topical antibiotic: Prescription Topical antibiotic: Mupirocin (Bactroban)Mupirocin (Bactroban)
Oral antibiotic for 72 hours prior Oral antibiotic for 72 hours prior to contact to contact
May not cover and wrestle May not cover and wrestle No oozing, draining or moist No oozing, draining or moist
lesionslesions
ImpetigoImpetigoCareCare
Keflex 500 mgs 2x/day for 10 Keflex 500 mgs 2x/day for 10 daysdays
Pen VK 500 mgs 4x/day for 10 Pen VK 500 mgs 4x/day for 10 daysdays
Clindamycin 300 mgs 4x/day for Clindamycin 300 mgs 4x/day for 10 days10 days
Molluscum Molluscum ContagiosumContagiosum Pox virusPox virus Treat to prevent transmissionTreat to prevent transmission Central umblication, belly button Central umblication, belly button
appearanceappearance Contact contagiousContact contagious
Molluscum ContagiosumMolluscum ContagiosumCareCare
Must be curetted or removed Must be curetted or removed before meetbefore meet
Single or clustered lesions may be Single or clustered lesions may be covered by Bioclusive then pre-covered by Bioclusive then pre-wrap and tapewrap and tape
Herpes GladiatorumHerpes Gladiatorum
Cold sores or recurrent Cold sores or recurrent “impetigo”“impetigo”
73% occur on head or face73% occur on head or face 3-8 days after contact3-8 days after contact Only skin to skin , not from matsOnly skin to skin , not from mats Stress, cutting weight, abrasions Stress, cutting weight, abrasions
may cause recurrencemay cause recurrence
Herpes GladiatorumHerpes GladiatorumCareCare
No new and all lesions to be scabbed No new and all lesions to be scabbed overover
Must be on systemic antiviral for 148 Must be on systemic antiviral for 148 hours(7 days) before practice or hours(7 days) before practice or competitioncompetition
If no meds: no visible lesionsIf no meds: no visible lesions No covering of lesionsNo covering of lesions
Herpes GladiatorumHerpes GladiatorumSingle OutbreaksSingle Outbreaks
Isolate the wrestler, seek medical Isolate the wrestler, seek medical care, no contact activities, care, no contact activities, antiviral for 6 daysantiviral for 6 days
All wrestlers in contact up to 3 All wrestlers in contact up to 3 days prior should be isolated for 8 days prior should be isolated for 8 days and monitored for days and monitored for symptoms.symptoms.
Herpes vs ImpetigoHerpes vs Impetigo
Herpes: multiple areas of Herpes: multiple areas of vesicles, large lymph nodes, low vesicles, large lymph nodes, low grade fever, usually dominant grade fever, usually dominant side of wrestlerside of wrestler
Impetigo: large weeping areas, Impetigo: large weeping areas, honey colored, no small vesicles, honey colored, no small vesicles, crustiness covering the sitescrustiness covering the sites
ReferencesReferences http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlinephttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlinep
lus/ency/article/001439.htmlus/ency/article/001439.htm http://www.webmd.com/skin-prohttp://www.webmd.com/skin-pro
blems-and-treatments/tc/ringworblems-and-treatments/tc/ringworm-of-the-skin-preventionm-of-the-skin-prevention
http://dermatology.about.com/http://dermatology.about.com/cs/fungalinfections/a/cs/fungalinfections/a/ringworm.htmringworm.htm
ReferencesReferences
http://www.emedicine.com/EMERhttp://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic246.htmG/topic246.htm
http://dermnetnz.org/viral/herpes-http://dermnetnz.org/viral/herpes-simplex.htmlsimplex.html
http://dermnetnz.org/viral/herpes-http://dermnetnz.org/viral/herpes-zoster.htmlzoster.html