Transcript File - CENTER GROVE WRESTLING

Contagious Skin
Conditions
Nicole Moss, LAT, ATC
ISWA Sports Medicine Director
Prevention, Causes, Symptoms
and Treatment
Bacterial Diseases
 Herpetic Lesions
 Tinea Lesions
 Scabies
 Molluscum Contagiosum
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Bacterial Diseases: Impetigo
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Red pimple like sores surrounded
by red skin. Usually found on face,
arms and legs. Often itchy.
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Sores ooze fluid and look crusty.
Often look like they have been
coated with honey or brown sugar.
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Sores increase in size and number.
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Treatment with antibiotics for a
minimum 3 days and all lesions
scabbed with no discharge required
for practice/competition to resume
Bacterial Diseases: Furuncle (Boil)
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Infection at hair follicle.
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Start as red tender pea-sized
lumps that grow rapidly. May
become as large as golf ball.
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May develop white or yellow
centers as it fills with pus.
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Must drain to heal, cover with
sterile dressings, and antibiotic
cream.
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See a doctor if large, last longer
than 2 weeks or on the face or
near the spine. Will need
cut/drain.
Herpetic Lesions
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Gladiatorum (skin) approx
20%-40% incident rate in Div 1
NCAA wrestlers
Painful blisters most often on
the face and neck
Often accompanied by fever,
swollen glands and malaise
Treatment will include antiviral
medication
1st outbreak minimum of 10-14
days of medication.
Subsequent outbreaks require
5 days of medication before
practice/competition resumes
Herpetic Lesions
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Cold sores must be scabbed
over with no oozing or
discharge
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Must have no new lesions for
48 hours prior to return to
practice/competition
Tinea Lesions: Fungal Infection
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Tinea corporis (skin): flat skin
lesions at any site except the
scalp, beard or feet.
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These lesions may be dry and
scaly or moist and crusty. As
they enlarge, their centers
heal, producing the classic
ring-shaped appearance.
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Treatment with topical
antifungal for a minimum of 3
days
Tinea Lesions: Capitas/Barbae
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Tinea capitas (scalp) barbae
(beard): small, spreading
papules (bumps) that may
progress to inflamed, pus-filled
lesions. Patchy hair loss with
scaling may occur.
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Treatment with oral antifungal
for 14 days required prior to
return to practice/competition
Scabies
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Scabies is an itchy, highly
contagious skin condition
caused by an infestation by the
itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
Direct skin-to-skin contact is
the mode of transmission.
A severe and relentless itch is
the predominant symptom of
scabies.
Scabies produces a skin rash
composed of small red bumps
and blisters
Treatment includes oral or
topical scabicidal drugs for a
minimum of 24 hours
Molluscum Contagiosum
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Viral infection of the skin
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Spreads with direct skin to skin
contact or contact with
contaminated objects
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Firm painless flesh colored
bumps that are constricted at
the base and have a dimpled
dome.
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Treatment is curettage or
cryotherapy. May resume
practice/competition after 24
hours.
Conclusion
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Personal hygiene is most important factor in preventing the spread
of disease. Athletes should shower immediately after every practice
and competition. Encourage routine hand washing. Wash all
practice clothing and towels daily. Don’t share items such as towels
and razors.
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Clean wrestling mats daily.
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Hold infected athletes from practice/competition until no longer
contagious.
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Contact information:
Nicole Moss
317-919-2193
[email protected]
Questions