Exercise-Related Skin Infection.

Scheinberg, Robert S · Phys Sportsmed · 1994

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Abstract

In Brief Bacterial skin infections can be unpleasant side effects of exercise; among them are impetigo, folliculitis, cellulitis, and pitted keratolysis. Instituting the right combination of topical treatments and, when needed, systemic therapy can make a patient's skin safe for activity.