title: Skin conditions of baseball, cricket, and softball players.
abstract: Each year in the United States over 80 million people participate in bat-and-ball sports, for example baseball and softball. Cricket, the world's second most popular sport, is enjoyed by hundreds of millions of participants in such countries as India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe. Although any player can develop skin disease as a result of participation in these bat-and-ball sports, competitive team athletes are especially prone to skin problems related to infection, trauma, allergy, solar exposure, and other causes. These diseases can produce symptoms that hinder individual athletic performance and participation. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis and best-practice management of skin diseases that can develop as a result of participation in baseball, softball, and cricket.
authors: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Joshua A
authors: JA
authors: Farhadian
authors: Brook E
authors: BE
authors: Tlougan
authors: Brian B
authors: BB
authors: Adams
authors: Jonathan S
authors: JS
authors: Leventhal
authors: Miguel R
authors: MR
authors: Sanchez
mesh_terms: D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000728:Androgens / Q000009:adverse effects; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries; D003288:Contusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects; D013471:Sunburn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000728:Androgens; D013256:Steroids