This work reviews the various types of dermatological conditions that affect athletes and sports participants, and provides relevant treatment options in each of the cases. Although there are many articles pertaining to sports medicine in relation to orthopedic and musculoskeletal injuries, there is a shortage of comprehensive literature pertaining the effects of athletics on skin health. Considering the popularity of sports and athletic pursuits, it is important for clinicians to be able to provide preventative guidance and treatment recommendations related to the sports that patients participate in. Previous literature related to sports and dermatology has been confined to review articles that do not provide a thorough breakdown into the various types of sports that have unique biomechanical and environmental components that are worth describing in a book format (e.g. scuba diving and cutaneous decompression sickness).
Sport-Related Skin Conditions: A Guide for Clinicians informs dermatologists, medical students and residents, and the general sporting population about the types of dermatoses associated with various sports, methods of identifying them, preventing them and treating them. For example, providing information about the epidemiology of sun exposure in athletes in combination with sun protective guidelines tailored for those athletes (e.g. UV and waterproof sun protection for sailors) could help to improve patient care. Additionally, highlighting the current state of dermatological knowledge relevant to sports can help guide research scientists in finding areas to expand the knowledge base of dermatology. Additionally, by organizing chapters related to groups of sports, this will allow for comparison between different sports in terms of the epidemiology of skin conditions and to stimulate future research into comprehensive prevention and management guidelines for overlapping dermatological conditions in related sports.
Dr. Keyvan Nouri is a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon. He completed his medical education at Boston University, dermatology residency at the University of Miami, and his fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Dermatologic, Laser, and Cosmetic Surgery at New York University. As an alternative to the executive MBA, he took part in the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) at Harvard Business School. He completed a health MBA program in 2019 at Herbert Business School, University of Miami, where he was honored by being the Valedictorian of his class. He is a Louis C. Skinner, Jr., MD Endowed Chair of Dermatology and Richard Helfman Professor of Dermatologic Surgery. He is a tenured professor of dermatology with secondary appointments in Departments of Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine. Currently, Dr. Nouri serves as the editor-in-chief of the Lasers in Medical Science journal and the editor of 15 well-known textbooks: Techniques in Dermatologic Surgery (Elsevier, 2003), Skin Cancer (McGraw-Hill, 2008), Complications in Dermatologic Surgery (Elsevier, 2008), Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine (Springer, 2011), Mohs Micrographic Surgery (Springer, 2012), Dermatologic Surgery: Step by Step (Blackwell Willey, 2012) and Laser Dermatology Handbook (Springer, 2014), Beautiful skin: A Dermatologist’s Guide to a Younger-Looking You (Nova, 2015), two volumes text book on “Laser in Dermatology and Medicine 2nd Edition, Volume 1: Dermatologic Applications, Volume 2: Dental and Medical Applications (Springer, 2018), Pediatric Dermatologic Surgery (Wiley, 2019),” Atlas of Lasers and Lights in Dermatology (Springer, 2020), and Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide (McGraw-Hill, 2023) and currently completing Telemedicine and Technologic Advances in Dermatology (Springer, 2024) and Mohs Micrographic Surgery, 2nd edition (Springer, Publication Pending). He is the author of 417 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 190 book chapters, and several other publications. Since 1999, he has been an invited speaker, moderator, and lecturer more than 700 times at national and international meetings.
