title: Lung abscess in a professional rugby player: an illustration of overtraining syndrome?
abstract: As in other endurance sports, the intensity of training sessions and the pace of competition has significantly increased since rugby union became a professional sport. The case history is presented of a professional rugby player who was diagnosed with septicaemia and a lung abscess following an infected wound to the ear. The symptoms only resolved after a large dose of antibiotics and 3 months of rest. It is hypothesised that this may be an example of overtraining syndrome, but complementary blood analyses would be necessary to confirm this. The case underlines the importance of clinically assessing the individual capacity of players to recover, in order to prevent overtraining and to maintain a high level of performance during the whole season.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des Cèdres, 31700 Cornebarrieu, France. bcastinel@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Bernard H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Castinel
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mourlanette
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004423:Ear / Q000293:injuries*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents