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Sports Dermatology

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Sport has become an increasingly important part of our lives. Whether as a weekend athlete, recreational athlete, amateur, or professional – the number of participants and indoor/outdoor sports opportunities are constantly growing. Regular physical exercise has a long list of positive effects on the body and mind, but there are also known acute and chronic health effects resulting from exercise. The skin, which functions as an organ between humans and their environment, is affected by a large spectrum of diseases caused by sports activities. To increase the level of performance, a wide variety of doping agents such as anabolic steroids, stimulants, diuretics, peptide and glycoprotein hormones, substances to increase oxygen transport capacity, and narcotics are increasingly being used, and these can also lead to possible skin diseases.

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  1. M.Sc. DermPrevOncol, Dermatologist, Konstanz, Germany

    Andreas Blum

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Gerd Plewig

  2. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Lars French

  3. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Thomas Ruzicka

  4. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Roland Kaufmann

  5. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Michael Hertl

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    Lars French

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Blum, A. (2022). Sports Dermatology. In: Plewig, G., French, L., Ruzicka, T., Kaufmann, R., Hertl, M. (eds) Braun-Falco´s Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63709-8_87

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