Herpes gladiatorum and other skin diseases.

Musculoskeletal injury, appropriately, is the focus of time-loss from practice and competition. Nevertheless, skin infections are responsible for between 10% and 15% of time-loss injuries at the collegiate level. The risk of contagion has resulted in specific treatments dictated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) before an athlete can participate. These guidelines make identification and treatment by the athlete's physician imperative. This article provides the clinician with specific direction in addressing these dermatologic disorders.