Many don't even know what banal sweating of the feet is accompanied with an unpleasant smell of what he or she suffers more than half of the population of our planet, one of the main symptoms of fungal nail. This scourge is in danger of getting sick anyone who even a little bit of neglecting personal hygiene. Nail fungus is lurking everywhere, especially in areas of public use. And the worst part is that nail fungus — several insidious disease: long-term treatment, and is not always successful, as the athlete is prone to recurring. To identify the disease and start the treatment, you will need to know all of the signs of fungus on the feet.
The pollution caused by parasitic fungi. The ideal environment for reproduction and development — increased humidity combined with the warm atmosphere. It is considered that the main points where high risk of contracting nail fungus, it's steam baths, sauna, water slides, swimming pools, manicure salons etc. However, the statistics are not at all gives the lie to those claims: the nail fungus can spread into your home through things, the public (towels, shoes, clothes, carpets, shower cabin or bath), if one of the members of the family already has this issue, or at a party, for example, by means of slippers, kindly suggested the master (and may even ignore the presence of the disease).
But what factors affect the development of fungal disease? Celebrate these moments, leads to infection onychomycosis:
For the even and partly to protect yourself, you should use only things, to carefully handle antiseptics a bath and shower, use a personal towel, cleaned regularly and to wash carpets, for the disinfection of shoes. And not to miss the favourable for the treatment of fungal growth in time (because everyone knows that treatment is most effective in the early stages of the disease), should be aware of the first signs of fungus of the nails on the feet.
Symptoms of fungal nail in different stages may differ from each other, talking about the progression of the infection. For example, in the first (early) stage of some of the symptoms are almost absent. The plate of the nail, you can see barely visible whitish spots or stripes. These symptoms should be aware of, given that they can speak for the presence of fungal infection. If you ignore the first signs of the disease, there is a risk to start the fungus, you will impress healthy nails and will lead in the future to the appearance of pus in the periungual tissues, and threatening of gangrene and the amputation of the lower limbs.
Second degree of fungal disease of the nails is manifested by the lack of natural sheen of the nail. Further the nail color changes: appear κιτρινότητας, white and brown stripes. Can to deform the top rivet and the sides of the sections. These symptoms are shown clearly on the photo.
Advanced stage of onychomycosis is characterized by brittle and the stratification of the nail, inflammation of the skin. There is a risk of loss of the nail. But the most unpleasant is the fact that the disease continues to spread to other nails of the lower limbs, as well as the skin stop. The treatment in this case should begin immediately, in order to avoid unpleasant consequences of the disease.
The second and third stage of onychomycosis, the patient can recognize themselves: the nail takes on a yellow tint or dirty brown color, it becomes softer and thick, back of the nail bed, become very weak and brittle. Sometimes wearing closed shoes becomes painful and itching of the skin — unbearable (this symptom is especially enhanced with increased sweating). Also, be suspicious for onychomycosis can the following accompanying symptoms manifested on the skin, close to nails:
Recognizing the first signs of nail fungus, you should immediately contact a specialist, who will prescribe the optimal treatment regimen.
Define 3 types of onychomycosis, each of which manifests itself with symptoms.
To determine the presence of fungi on the nails may be independent, however, to set the exact diagnosis can only be a specialist. To do this you need to visit a clinic, to pass to the analysis of curettage the patient's nail or the skin, leave it around this. In addition dermatologist prescribes it for microscopic examination.
The successful treatment of nail fungus depends on how properly diagnosed causative agent of the disease. This is explained by the fact, that the disease causes is not a type of fungi, but many, and each of them is sensitive to certain medications. That is, if another kind of fungus is resistant to one drug, then the other pathogen of this tool dies.
Most often the fungus of the nail cause:
If the cause of nail fungus steel yeast, then to reveal the disease immediately almost unreal. Symptoms of fungi in the nails of the feet in this case are the following (they occur it is after a long period of time): peeling of the nail and easiest itchy skin around the nail (itching may not exist). An infection of nail yeast comes out in 4-4,5% of the cases.
Dermatophytes amaze with the nails of man is much more common than the previous pathogen is 94,5% of all cases of infection of the nails by a fungus. Dermatophytes come in three types, infection by each is manifested in different ways:
The latter is a kind of fungus — mold. The pathogen — fungi. The disease occurs only in 1% of cases. Develops the fungus, this species more commonly in HIV-infected people.
Often at the beginning of the disease the telltale signs of the fungal lesions of the nail is not there. However, if you are observant, you may notice some changes in the nail structure and appearance. As has already been mentioned previously, the plate of the nail can occur longitudinal or round whitish spot, the nail can become curve, the smoothness and the shine is lost. Progressing, disease increasingly destroys the nail plate: first, it changes the tint, and then, the surface of the nail becomes scaly, it has a tie or is made with a thin, peeling, breaking. Color of the nail depends on the type of the fungus was causal of infection.
Apart from the basic features of onychomycosis, there's more:
Any deviation in the appearance of the nails on the feet need to be alert, as this can talk about fungal growth on your nails. The first step in this case — hiking to the dermatologist, who will confirm or otherwise concern you. If you don't do it directly, the disease will evolve. At first glance, there's nothing in this disease there is no. However, apart from the purely aesthetic problems and discomfort, the fungus may cause serious complications, up to purulent infection of the affected areas, and even the development of gangrene. Therefore, do not tighten with treatment, take measures immediately, as the disease has been detected.
