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Review
. 2013 Jul;43(7):575-89.
doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0022-4.

Skin conditions of baseball, cricket, and softball players

Joshua A Farhadian  1 , Brook E Tlougan, Brian B Adams, Jonathan S Leventhal, Miguel R Sanchez
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Skin conditions of baseball, cricket, and softball players

Joshua A Farhadian et al. Sports Med. 2013 Jul.

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.

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