[Gocamino] hiker's/walker's/golfer's leg rash
Andrea Atsuko Dunham
andrea at allonelove.com
Fri Aug 5 10:09:55 PDT 2005
hi patricia,
i had this when i walked in june, and i saw MANY women with it. i
didn't really see any men who had it. i didn't notice it having
anything to do with age, though (i'm 32). it started to hurt after a
few days, and i went to a farmacia and got a cream called polarmine or
something like that. i'm not sure what it does but it went away within
2 days.
On Friday, August 5, 2005, at 06:58 AM, C.Christopher Rush wrote:
> Hola to all--life gets stranger and stranger. After a 12 mile
> training walk last Wednesday with pack and boots, to prepare for my
> camino in September, I developed a rash on both legs above the sock
> line, and on the top of my feet. Doesn't itch, doesn't hurt. I
> thought it had something to do with the extreme heat and humidity we
> are experiencing in the northeast. As a matter of fact it does; it's
> called Golfers' Vasiculitis, identified by dermatologists in Australia
> as fairly common among long-distance walkers, hikers and other engaged
> in endurance activities in high heat/humidity, who are also over the
> age of 50.
>
> My question is, has anyone on this list who has walked the Camino or
> who is training to walk it, experienced such a rash? Since it's quite
> warm in northern Spain these days, I anticipate a continuing rash, but
> would appreciate hearing from any on the list who have had this
> experience.
>
> Patricia
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