Skin Conditions/Disease in BJJ

[drocb]

Originally posted by Great Sage
Well... Now I've got bruises all over my arms... Weird looking red and purple spots on my anterior and posterior bicep... Anyone familiar with this?

I get these exact same bruises all the time from submission grappling. Nothing to worry about, happens when you get grabbed there, etc. You don't even realize it happens.

[Andrew WA]

Then hopefully spiderchoke that will happen to you.

[cakegirl]

Yeah, the pressure bruises on the bicep happen to me, as well as on my thighs.

Just a comment on ringworm: if ringworm is a fungus, antibacterial soap will not kill it. Antibacterial soap kills bacteria. To kill fungus, you need an antifungal soap.

In Australia, there are many products that come under the name of canesten. They have a laundry powder that will kill fungus when you wash your grappling clothes. They have creams and stuff you can put on a fungal infection should you get one. I'm thinking that if they don't have a soap yet, they will be working on it. (The laundry powder is a pretty new product.)

~Cakegirl

[Kirves]

Vitiligo

Now that we're talking about skin conditions... I have what is called "vitiligo", a skin condition where there are white irregular spots and areas around my skin all over my body (i.e. areas without any pigment). Though the condition is completely non-contaiguous, and only causes mild "cosmetic inconvenience" for me, I have noticed that some people seem to have hard time getting used to it. I have told the guys at my club about what it is and that it's nothing dangerous or contaigous, but there still are a couple of guys that seem to dislike touching my hands for example (one of my more visible areas with light colored skin). Luckily most of the guys at my club understand it and have no problem with it.

[aseepish]

Originally posted by Old Fat Kenpoka
Ringworm is the big worry for communicable skin diseases. Athlete's foot is also common and easily curable. Lice could be a problem as well. Blood from cuts & scratches is also a worry.

Here is a link to thread about curing Ringworm on Sherdog.

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showth...threadid=33760

I`m glad I had lunch BEFORE I read this!

Seriously, this is so much more interesting than the typical "Who would win: Bob Sapp or Bruce Lee?" threads.