Features of Dermatosis in Professional Athletes (Literature Review)

Professional athletes are regularly exposed to various influences of external factors, and their organs and systems function in the zone of absolute physiological and psychological limits. This affects the body as a whole. Various changes also occur on the skin, for example, a combined change in the qualitative and quantitative composition of opportunistic microorganisms inhabiting the skin, and a change in the water-lipid balance due to exposure to intense physical activity and various exogenous factors is predisposing to the development of various skin disorders. The presence of skin disorders in people professionally involved in sports not only reduces the quality of life, but also negatively affects the achievement of high sports results, the interdisciplinary interaction of doctors of various specialties, aimed primarily at the prevention of skin disorders in athletes, as well as their timely detection and the appointment of adequate treatment is essential.