Friction Blisters and Cellulitis in a Navy Recruit Population.

摘要

A survey of recruit admissions at the Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, from mid-January to mid-July 1973 revealed significant morbidity and loss of training time due to cellulitis. The data suggested that these infections were for the most part sequelae of friction blisters on the foot. Predisposing factors include congenital and acquired biomechanical/orthopaedic foot lesions, lack of preventive education, poor shoe fit, and hyperhidrosis. Preventive measures should emphasize improved pre- and post-enlistment screening, careful attention to shoe fit, preventive education of recruits and company commanders, the reduction of shoe friction utilizing teflon aerosols, and the use of five to ten per cent glutaraldehyde for its anhidrotic and tanning effect. (Author)