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Dermatological conditions of aquatic athletes
Collin M Blattner, School of Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 50312, United States
Viktoryia Kazlouskaya, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopa-thology, NY 10016, United States
Garrett C Coman, Nicholas R Blickenstaff, Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
Jenny E Murase, Department of Dermatology, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA 94040, United States
Jenny E Murase, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, United States
Author contributions: All the authors solely contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest with this publication.
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Correspondence to: Jenny E Murase, MD, UCSF Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Director of Phototherapy, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, Department of Dermatology, University of California, 701 East El Camino Real (31-104), San Francisco, CA 94040, United States. jemurase@gmail.com
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Received: September 16, 2014
Peer-review started: September 16, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 3, 2014
Article in press: December 10, 2014
Published online: February 2, 2015
Peer-review started: September 16, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 3, 2014
Article in press: December 10, 2014
Published online: February 2, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Athletes who spend a significant amount of time in the water are subject to a wide array of diseases that include bacterial and fungal infections. These athletes are often exposed to undesirable environments with excessive humidity, heat, cold, wind, and sunlight. These factors may aggravate or cause different skin conditions that require a dermatologist who has specific knowledge of rare aquatic dermatoses.