The following guidelines provide practical suggestions that should reduce the incidence of skin diseases occurring in high school wrestling. Fungus that appears as a red scaly ring with a clearing in the center and the fungus is at the edge of the ring and moving out. Most ringworm is passed through body contact and not necessarily from the mats.
Most ringworm appears on the arm and upper body torso.
Treatment includes antifungal prescribed with Topical Ketoconasole or Econazole. Treatment usually takes a week to make the fungus inactive and a total of three weeks for complete eradication. Impetigo Highly contagious bacterial inflammation of the skin. Appears as small vesicles which form pustules and eventually weeping crustations. Transmitted by direct contact or contact with infected equipment or towels.