Sports like Wrestling, Football and rugby commend the physical contact between the players. This generates the risk of spreading of the Herpes Simplex Virus, which is also termed as Scrumpox. This article talks about the risks sports players bears and treatment modalities associated with it. The challenge for physicians is to provide proper treatment to patients within the return-to-play guidelines of a sport's governing body, resulting in rapid resolution of the condition, minimization of time spent out of the sport, and minimization of a communicable spread of the disease.
Scrum pox is generally associated with rugby football; the presence of skin lesions combined with the abrasive effects of facial stubble whilst scrumming facilitate transmission of infection. Other sports associated with this condition include judo and wrestling. Infection may also be spread by sharing towels or…
