To many of us well-known expression: "it seems to me, fungus in toenails, but I don't know to what doctor to address". Really, what is this disease is this, and who can cure? Let's all in order.
So, if you feel an itch between the toes of the feet, accompanied by redness and peeling of the skin, and when the nails strange things happen: to turn yellow, to become thicker, they begin to delaminate, crumble, and sometimes a very unpleasant smell, the above expression may seem to you. To tell you the truth, good is small, given that these symptoms indicate the beginning of a very unpleasant disease, which is called onychomycosis and is caused by parasitic in the skin of the human pathogenic fungi. According to medical statisticians, a series of the most common infections you should immediately for respiratory diseases.
We will try to briefly tell you about what are the professionals you need and can regain your health and restore the spiritual comfort.
We go to the doctor! But with who?
If detected you have yourself mentioned symptoms, do not despair and do not panic, even more so, do not attempt self-treatment. The sooner you decide to ask for help on specialized, so you will increase your chances for a complete cure from the disease.
Well, what doctor to go with the fungus of the nails? We advise you to first contact your family doctor, if any, either to the family doctor in the clinic, in which we are attached. Be yourself and you can listen to the complaints, after which will come a reference to a corresponding technician. In non-obvious cases, that expert will be a doctor-a dermatologist, who will carry out comprehensive laboratory and instrumental diagnostic studies.
If the diagnosis of the athlete is not the case, or in the village there is the narrow specialist is for fungal diseases, for which we say a little lower, just a dermatologist will treat.
Also possesses all the necessary knowledge in this area, just the immediate expertise are much wider: the pathology of cutaneous epithelium that are associated with all kinds of inflammatory, parasitic, viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. When fungus on their feet problems are more local and relate directly with Horny plates.
Here I must make a small clarification: the color and structural changes of the nail can also relate to diseases of the internal organs or systems – a similar result based on the differential diagnosis also is quite possible. With this condition in the treatment specialists also the other professionals.
In case if the symptoms of onychomycosis are true, with the presence of the appropriate personnel in the medical institution, the disease will doctor, who specializes exactly in fungal diseases. Is the expert, called a mycologist.
A few words about the principles of treatment
It doesn't matter who carried out the treatment - dermatologist or mycologist, will act in accordance with the following accumulated chart:
- initially, an individual treatment plan?
- is made monitoring the progress of the treatment, until to achieve the final positive result?
- appointed by preventive measures.
Fungi, like other organisms, have the capacity to adapt to the action of even the most powerful drugs, therefore, the greater effect gives a comprehensive treatment of the disease includes a combination of tablet + special varnishes or ointments. In some cases, are appointed from the injection, and vitamin drugs. The doctor may also recommend the use of folk remedies, but only as a supplement to the main course of treatment and under the watchful eye of.
In the early stages of the disease can be cured by anti-inflammatory, antifungal varnishes, a few months to fully revitalize nails.
In more severe cases of mycologist may prescribe tools, capable to remove the affected nail. Are drugs that have a natural base of essential oils, which contribute not only to the loss of the patient's nail, but it's quite rapid emergence of new.
And in more advanced cases without tablets systemic exposure does not work. When choosing a doctor takes into account not only the effectiveness of their impact in this particular case, but also the individual tolerance of the patient and the possible side effects.
Unfortunately, the process of treatment, especially in advanced cases, can sometimes take several months. Therefore, it is very important that patience and strict enforcement of the recommendations of the doctor.
When the symptoms of the disease eventually subside, the doctor prescribes a double re-examination, which includes the delivery of laboratory tests. The first thing is directly related to the completion of treatment, the next – after a month. In case of relapse, the doctor may prescribe re-treatment.
In conclusion - prevention measures
We have to remember: the non-observance of the recommended by the attending special precautionary measures threatens the return of the disease.
And don't forget about the basic precautions, such as:
- do not neglect the daily hygiene procedures for stopping, be sure to wash your feet at night?
- protect it from injuries of the nail pads and the skin of the feet;
- regularly wash and dry the shoes. On the website we wrote about the media and how to edit shoes from fungus?
- in public areas (baths, saunas, swimming pools, beaches, gyms etc.) to have a change of shoes and never use someone else's?
- intermittently pass through the cleaning of the apartment by a fungus in that are recommended by your doctor;
- finally, once again we remind you: when the first suspicious symptoms it looks like fungal disease, without delay, contact your dermatologist or μυκητολόγοςγ.
The key to quick and definitive recovery is the timely recourse to the doctor.