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Review
. 2019 Oct;38(4):597-618.
doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2019.06.001.

Sports Dermatology: Skin Disease in Athletes

Patrick C Carr  1 , Thomas G Cropley  2
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Sports Dermatology: Skin Disease in Athletes

Patrick C Carr et al. Clin Sports Med. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

There are numerous disorders of the skin that occur in athletes. These include infections, mechanical injury, and inflammatory skin diseases such as dermatitis, urticaria, and others. This paper discusses some of the most common athletic skin diseases.

Keywords: Athletic skin infections; Contact dermatitis; Mechanical skin disease; Skin disorders in athletes.

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