title: Pinning down skin infections: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in wrestlers.
abstract: Wrestling fosters skin infections such as herpes simplex, tinea corporis, and impetigo. Visual examination often suggests the diagnosis, but some lesions, like late-stage herpes, can mimic other conditions, like impetigo; laboratory studies therefore may be required. Drug therapy can mitigate an infection and help prevent recurrence. In addition, physicians must know when to disqualify a wrestler and how to prevent an outbreak through measures like good hygiene and immediate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Mid Valley Hospital, Omak, WA, 98841, USA.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Dienst
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dightman
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dworkin
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Howe