Symptoms of fungi in the walk — event photo

A fungal infection very often affects the toes or fingernails. This disease is prone in adults and children. To avoid transfer of pathology chronic, you need to be aware of the warning signs of fungus on her legs and it looks like this disease.

The main symptoms of the disease

Among all the diseases of the skin athlete's foot posture is the most common. Infected with the disease can, ignoring elementary rules of hygiene. To cure the fungus, it is sometimes very difficult.

Each person has foot fungus it begins and develops in their own way. Here are the most common symptoms that you can recognize fungus of the foot:

• between the toes appear typical cracks?
• to understand that it appeared a fungus, can with characteristic mild itching of the feet and between the toes.
• the skin stop is very dry, often peeling, and coarsens;
• between the toes appear blisters, that during the destruction run?
• the infection can pass to the neighboring areas?
• the skin appear brown spots, which cause significant discomfort?
• learn athlete's foot can and with unpleasant odor.

Symptoms of fungi depending on the type of pathogen

This disease develops from different kinds of pathogens. Symptoms of lesions of the feet will differ in each case.

1. If the foot yeast grow the fungus, then the nail gradually thinner, flaking from the bed. The skin on the leg hyperemic (becomes red).
2. With the development of nail fungus yellow, covered with spots. The skin of the feet peels, and from this comes the unpleasant odor. Characteristic symptom of this species of fungus – increased dryness of the skin.
3. When you see fungus nail plate can drastically change the color. The skin turns red, if pathogen pathology it gradually passes around the leg. The person concerned itching, the skin can crack. In this case, while the legs occurs with pain and other unpleasant sensations.

Determine the type of the pathogen can only be a doctor. The house is to do the impossible. And if you practice self-healing, then can only hurt himself. From this you will suffer the feet, and skin fungus will spread more and more.

Signs of certain forms of fungi

Depending on the affected area and the degree of development secrete various forms of pathology. The symptoms of each of these differ. Knowing the first signs of the disease of the feet, you can start the treatment of fungal growth.

1. Interdigital Dermatophyte — the most common stage of the disease. This activates the spring and summer, when the feet are more sweaty. Between the toes appear cracks and wounds. You can notice the presence of flakes of their skin. The leg itself seems perfectly healthy. Often the person feels itching.
2. Deleted form is manifested in less intense degree. Between the fingers significantly peeling. At this stage of the disease from the feet, apply a strong unpleasant smell: it appears due to the increased activity of bacteria.

The disease is able to leak out in various forms. Take a look at the signs, to know how to fix the fungus on his feet and in the case of development to begin treatment. You have to remember about what's wrong stages of the disease nail completely destroyed. To restore almost impossible.

Scaly type

This fungus is characterized by intense exfoliation of the skin. And most strongly affects exactly the areas of the skin between the toes and on the side of the foot. Signs same of the inflammatory process are missing. The picture first signs of foot fungus noticeable areas of redness. Scaly fungus looks like this:

• thickens the horny layer?
• the skin shines, sometimes it becomes fat?
• picture the skin becomes more special?
• the fungus gradually expanding in your fingers, the whole foot, affects the nails?
• sometimes the skin appear on the scales?
• other unpleasant sensations, the patient does not feel.

Chronic type

With this fungus on the skin appear small bubbles filled with liquid. It is usually in the lateral part of the foot. Then gradually move on to the inner side of the fingers. How to recognize fungus on the feet of the chronic type:

• the vial is usually individual, but if many of them merge into one big one?
• if left untreated, the liquid bubbles gradually dark?
• if the blister has broken, then in its place appears the erosion with crust.

Intertriginous type

This type of fungus is the most common. In the beginning the person does not feel any symptom. Up to a certain point, the skin on the toes does not change. Later appear cracks, additions. The skin is not affected, but it can be sweat.

Defeat of the fungus stop

Characteristics symptoms of this fungal defeat the following:

• hotbed of defeat is the 3rd or 4th finger of the foot;
• the skin is red and swollen?
• around the fireplace of defeat is the bottle, where there is flaking paint must be removed the layer of skin?
• within walking distance there are abscesses, the bubbles.

Signs of fungal lesions of the nail

The man can also affect your toenails. To distinguish the disease by the following symptoms.

1. Intense change in the color of the plate of the nail. Depending on the type of pathology available to the patient, the nail becomes more different shades. Sometimes this can be changed only for the parts of the nail.
2. The collapse of the nail. This is happening only in running stages. If the nail is completely infected with, will be destroyed.
3. Change in the structure of the nail.

There are several varieties of onychomycosis — fungal lesions of the nail.

1. Atrophic kind. The plate of the nail looks very thin. It has become dark, sometimes acquires a grayish-brown color. Nail gradually peel off the bed. The skin under it becomes rough and loose.
2. When normotroficheskie form of fungal infection of the foot plate changing hue. In this appear spots — white, yellow, green and even black color. Structure of the nail is not affected.
3. When hypertrophic form of a plate gradually thickens, becomes porous. The affected area is very bad it seems and in some cases is the cause of pain during walk. On the sides is crumbled and, without treatment, is destroyed.

Some varieties of onychomycosis

Depending on the degree of spread of the disease emit such forms.

1. Lateral onychomycosis is the most common. On the free edge nail, you are first shown a small yellow spot. In the future, you may notice, as I grow and the fun nail thickens. During the walk the person feels discomfort. Visibly spread of unpleasant odors. Lateral onychomycosis is difficult to treat.
2. Superficial onychomycosis is characterized by the defeat of only the upper layers of the plate. I thicken, but over time it becomes like chalk.
3. The most rare form of the disease is subungual onychomycosis. The skin is noticeably thickens in the aspect of the nail. Nail turn white and loses its transparency.

Risk group

In fact, the "catch" a fungus there is a risk, anywhere — even in your home. But in public places, of course, the odds are much more (if not used with caution).

Who is at risk?

More to get a yeast infection at-risk people with the following diseases:

1. Flat feet and deformities.
2. Violation of the circulation of the blood.
3. Increased sweating of the feet. Often the fungus "grid" athletes and the military, which is in effect the specifics of the job you need to go in tight or uncomfortable shoes, even in the heat.
4. The presence of calluses of the feet, as well as the people with hard and thick skin on the feet.
5. A low immune system.
6. The presence of chronic diseases.
7. The frequent damage to the skin around the nails, either of the same of the plates. In this category can be attributed to the lovers pedicure at the fairgrounds or people, neglecting hygiene rules.
8. Diabetes mellitus.

General principles of treatment

Any treatment pathology starts with the diagnosis. Only after this can be given the appropriate treatment. Self-medication usually leads to the worsening of the foot. Take a look at the most common methods of treatment.

1. At the first sign of the fungal defeat apply special varnishes, plasters, ointments, sprays. Should be used long-term, and in accordance with the instructions.
2. The ineffectiveness of local treatment prescribe antifungal drugs integrated action. Used by mouth.
3. The surgical removal of the nail.
4. Laser treatment.
5. In an advanced stage of the disease administered system of medicines.

Avoid the bad of the disease can be, while respecting the rules of hygiene. We need to avoid the use of foreign capital for personal hygiene (towels, slippers). When the first signs of the disease should immediately contact your doctor.

The 10 best folk remedies of nail fungus

If there is a suspicion of nail fungus, at the same time as treatment by a specialist, it can be applied and one of the methods of the people. Is not recommended instead of treatment by the doctor— there is a risk to aggravate the problem, and then the process of recovery will be really long and tedious.

So, what means they have come to us from our grandmothers and rare great-grandmothers;

1. Regular treatment of the nails with one of the following tools: the propolis tincture, antiseptic tea tree oil, apple cider vinegar.
2. Foot baths.For them, you can use sea salt (preferably without additives), extract of celandine, yarrow, st. john's wort, oak bark, chamomile, calendula, etc. After the bath you will need to lubricate the nails with lemon juice, iodine or apple cider vinegar.
3. Iodine. The essence of the treatment: twice a day apply it on the damaged nails (for 20 days) 1-2 drops of iodine. The successful treatment of on proceed to the treatment of 1 time in 3 days.
4. Tea mushroom. The infusion is used as a compresses. Enough absorbed by the gauze, apply the pack and leave for the night under a polyethylene and socks. Also, you can apply directly part of kombucha with nails, after which you will need to wrap and leave for a few hours. After the steam, and to apply the mixture of apple cider vinegar (1 part), 96% alcohol (2 parts), glycerin (2 parts). Leave for the night. Duration of treatment — 2 weeks.
5. Garlic oil.Fill grated garlic in hot sunflower oil until complete coverage of the garlic. Mix, close tightly and insist 2 days. The essence of the treatment: then soak a tampon in the oil, we apply a sick section, divine bandage, protecting top of polyethylene, wear socks and leave for the night. Course — 2 weeks.
6. Vinegar.Then soak cotton in vinegar (9%), we apply the sick phase, wrap the polyethylene, to determine band and leave for the night. In the morning all the repeating.
7. Soda with celandine. Up to your feet in the solution (3 liters of water + 1 tablespoon/l soda), wipe of the foot, lubricant patients areas together with your fingers the butter celandine (look in the pharmacy). Course — 2 weeks.
8. Birch tar. Up to a foot with the use of materials/soap (about 20 minutes), to clean up foot pumice stone, cut nails, dry wipe the feet and the lubricant your nails with your fingers branches with tar. Put your feet in a journal for 1,5 hour and read a book. Further, we remove over the pitch with a bandage, she was wearing x/b socks and forget when you walk for a few days. With the end of strategy legs and back with the material/soap and lukewarm water. In the evening repeat the process. Course — 2 weeks.
9. The kalanchoe. Treatment: for the naked επανατοποθετήσαμε the nails with the help of plaster of leaves of kalanchoe so, to cover them with holes nail. Compresses with leaves changing on a daily basis. Course — 2-3 of the week.

Measures for the prevention of nail fungus

Defend yourself from mildew can be a simple observance of hygiene rules and timely preventive measures.

Note:

• In all the public areas (beaches, showers, changing rooms, swimming pool, spa and beauty salons, etc.) wearing easily washable slippers. Don't walk barefoot there, where there is a risk of passing the infection!
• I was wearing someone else's shoes (including slippers at home — you'd better like socks).
• We don't use the alien towels and nail trim.
• To get out of the tub, put the legs in the municipal (and often wet, this is not the first freshness) pad, and the same towel (in advance, scroll to the bottom as a target).
• Regularly stands and nails for any signs of the fungus. With the slightest symptoms (appeared cracks/itching between the fingers, change the color of the nail, etc.) to take action. That is, to obtain the ointment, special/varnishes etc.
• We try not to use a narrow, close shoes, and the shoes from inferior quality materials.
• Regularly working out the shoes in antiseptics.
• To walk away don't break a sweat, use deodorants, talc, etc.
• We only use x/b socks. If necessary, the use of tights/socks (products of nylon and other synthetic fabrics) the home must be their back, up to feet, process.
• In the heat we wear open shoes — for ventilation and free air. Sweaty feet — ground for bacteria.
• I don't measure shoes in stores without socks/signs— in his bare feet.
• Dry wipe feet after bathing, including the spaces between the toes — from there starts the fungus.
• We don't allow cracks on the feet — use a moisturizer.
• My feet mild anti-bacterial soap and water.
• With a high risk of infection (for example, on holiday or in the pool) we apply antifungal cream, icing or aerosols.
• Carefully dry shoes if it's wet. I wore wet shoes/boots.
• We choose solely proven lounges for the process of a pedicure/manicure.
• We do not allow the internal development and deformation of the nail — we take measures in a timely fashion.