Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
Wien Med Wochenschr. 2021 Feb;171(1-2):24-28. doi: 10.1007/s10354-020-00753-2. Epub 2020 May 26.
Erythrasma is a superficial skin infection that presents with red-brown, flaky macules. It is caused by the Gram-positive bacteria Corynebacterium minutissimum. The purpose of our study is to investigate the prevalence and incidence of erythrasma in active sportsmen, i.e., athletes and football players, comparing the results with the incidence of the disease in the general population.
A total of 140 sportsmen, 110 male athletes and 30 football players, were examined by clinical examination, microscopic examination (Gram staining), and Wood's lamp examination.
Erythrasma was diagnosed in 39% (43) of the athletes and in 40% (12) of the football players studied. Inguinal folds were found to be most commonly affected. The disease was often localized to more than one area. This erythrasma study conducted in Bulgaria is the first in active athletes. The worldwide prevalence of erythrasma in the general population varies from 4 to 15%.
It was found that the incidence of erythrasma is high in men actively involved in sports. The results obtained are explained by the presence of many factors predisposing for the development of this disease in the athletes.
红癣是一种浅表皮肤感染，表现为红棕色、鳞屑状斑疹。它是由革兰阳性细菌微小棒状杆菌引起的。我们研究的目的是调查活跃运动员（即运动员和足球运动员）中红癣的患病率和发病率，并将结果与普通人群中该病的发病率进行比较。
对 140 名运动员（110 名男运动员和 30 名足球运动员）进行了临床检查、显微镜检查（革兰氏染色）和伍德灯检查。
诊断出运动员中有 39%（43 人）患有红癣，足球运动员中有 40%（12 人）患有红癣。腹股沟褶皱是最常见的受累部位。该病常局限于一个以上部位。这是在保加利亚进行的首例活跃运动员红癣研究。全世界普通人群中红癣的患病率从 4%到 15%不等。
研究发现，积极参与运动的男性红癣发病率较高。运动员中存在许多导致该病发生的易感因素，可以解释所获得的结果。
