TY - JOUR
T1 - Grappling with herpes
T2 - Herpes gladiatorum
AU - Becker, Thomas M.
AU - Kodsi, Robert
AU - Bailey, Paula
AU - Lee, Francis
AU - Levandowski, Richard
AU - Nahmias, Andre J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1988/12
Y1 - 1988/12
N2 - Initial reports of herpes gladiatorum, a skin infection of wrestlers caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV), fo cused on case histories and clinical presentations of this disease. To more adequately address broader ep idemiologic questions concerning this skin infection, we surveyed members of four southeastern college wres tling teams, sampled high school and college athletic trainers nationwide, and obtained serum specimens from members of one college wrestling team for HSV antibody studies. Nine of 48 (18.8%) college wrestlers in the southeastern athletic conference reported histo ries of herpes gladiatorum. Wrestlers with a prior history of oral HSV infection (cold sores) were less likely to report HSV skin infection than wrestlers without cold sores (RR = 0.25; 95% C.I. 0.03 to 1.8), while wrestlers with exposure to opponents with cutaneous HSV le sions were at high risk to develop herpes gladiatorum (RR = 9.4; 95% C.I. 2.2 to 40.0). The national survey of athletic trainers indicated that 7.6% of college wres tlers and 2.6% of high school wrestlers had HSV skin infection during the 1984-85 season. Herpes gladiato rum is a common problem among college wrestlers, and morbidity associated with this skin disease can be significant.
AB - Initial reports of herpes gladiatorum, a skin infection of wrestlers caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV), fo cused on case histories and clinical presentations of this disease. To more adequately address broader ep idemiologic questions concerning this skin infection, we surveyed members of four southeastern college wres tling teams, sampled high school and college athletic trainers nationwide, and obtained serum specimens from members of one college wrestling team for HSV antibody studies. Nine of 48 (18.8%) college wrestlers in the southeastern athletic conference reported histo ries of herpes gladiatorum. Wrestlers with a prior history of oral HSV infection (cold sores) were less likely to report HSV skin infection than wrestlers without cold sores (RR = 0.25; 95% C.I. 0.03 to 1.8), while wrestlers with exposure to opponents with cutaneous HSV le sions were at high risk to develop herpes gladiatorum (RR = 9.4; 95% C.I. 2.2 to 40.0). The national survey of athletic trainers indicated that 7.6% of college wres tlers and 2.6% of high school wrestlers had HSV skin infection during the 1984-85 season. Herpes gladiato rum is a common problem among college wrestlers, and morbidity associated with this skin disease can be significant.
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U2 - 10.1177/036354658801600620
DO - 10.1177/036354658801600620
M3 - Article
C2 - 2853577
AN - SCOPUS:0024268959
VL - 16
SP - 665
EP - 669
JO - American Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - American Journal of Sports Medicine
SN - 0363-5465
IS - 6
ER -