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Grappling with herpes gladiatorum in wrestlers: prophylactic valacyclovir.(Dermatologic Therapy)

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| February 01, 2004 | Jancin, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2009 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

CHICAGO -- Prophylactic valacyclovir greatly reduces outbreaks of primary herpes gladiatorum at intensive wrestling camps, Dr. Bruce J. Anderson reported at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Herpes gladiatorum is usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1). Outbreaks are frequent and enormously disruptive at the intensive instructional summer camps held each year in wrestling hotbeds throughout the country. Affected wrestlers and/or coaches have to withdraw from participation until their lesions are no longer infectious, explained Dr. Anderson of the Boynton Health Service at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.…

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