Ringworm infections in wrestlers are a common occurrence. There is a lot of variation among schools in Pennsylvania in regard to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, guidelines, and beliefs about ringworm. More study is needed to determine risk factors, transmission patterns, microbiology patterns, and evidence-based prevention and treatment recommendations.
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