Fungal infection (mycosis) of between skin diseases are considered to be the most common. Attack of pathogenic micro-organism, perhaps in different ways, and a little symptomatology of the disease in an early stage of development everything is not paralysed at the time to contact your doctor. As a result, the process of the disease covers the whole of greater part of the limbs (mainly of the foot) and extends deep into the tissues. Started by athlete's foot is treatable, but for the full fighting the infection, sometimes it takes several months of hard treatment.
Causes of occurrence of fungi on the feet
Athlete's foot develops because of the penetration into the subcutaneous layers difference of pathogenic micro-organisms. Defeat only the skin stop called dermatomycoses, the destruction of the plates under the effect of the fungus – onychomycosis.
Attack of pathogenic micro-organism occurs in two ways – direct and indirect. In the first case, the spores of the fungus can be found in soil, in tile, wood surfaces. During the second infection is transmitted through personal items – washcloths, slippers, towels, manicure sets devices.
Fungal microorganisms for a long period of time maintain its vitality in hot and humid places, which is why the infection often occurs in swimming pools, on beaches, in bathhouses, gymnasiums and saunas.
The risk of penetration of the micro-organism on the skin a lot of times increases, if there are cracks – scratches, abrasions, corn. Sensitivity to fungi growing under the influence predisposing to the disease factors, they are:
- reduced resistance of the organism, i.e. the lack of the job of the immune system?
- the non-observance of rules of hygiene?
- increased sweating;
- diseases of the endocrine system, the process with the violation of metabolism. Yeast infection is characteristic for patients with diabetes mellitus?
- violation of blood circulation in the area of the lower limbs, which may be due to vascular abnormalities or deformities stop it?
- wearing tight, poorly ventilated shoes. Of the foot, while in these conditions, sweat constantly, there are abrasions and scratches, i.e., is suitable for the reproduction of the fungus environment?
- age. A fungal infection is typical for children and the elderly, in these categories of patients skin is thin, and the protective properties are reduced, that creates the conditions to fall into infections.
- the excessive dryness of the skin. Hydrated skin has the surface fat, membrane that prevents the penetration of pathogenic microorganisms. With increased dryness protection is not that it allows disputes fungus easily get inside.
The likelihood of developing fungal infection is much higher, if in the body are many cause disease factors.
The kinds of fungi
Of the disease depending on the species of fungus classified in:
- athlete. Caused by flexible Trichophytonmcntagrophytes it?
- rubrofitiû. Appears in 70 % of cases of fungal growth stop.
Depending on the localization of the pathological process secrete:
- fungal infection between the toes (dermatophytosis). Often it flows in the form of intertriginous (acute) fungal infection?
- plantar the athlete. Key indicators – the peeling of the skin, which with the progression of the disease is in cornification for?
- disgidroticheskaya stand. Pathological process starts with the education of a rash, similar in shape with allergic events?
- the deep shape of the growth of fungi. Infection that affects the superficial and lie deep layers of the skin stop you?
- onychomycosis – the fungal infection of the nail plates. Rare flow is isolated, in most cases, is a complication of superficial plantar mycosis.
The symptoms of the pathology
The initial stage of the disease is most often flowing with deletion symptoms. The appearance of flaky spots, slight redness and itching that often is not perceived seriously, as well as use of various external medicines from itching and inflammation reduces the symptoms, but the fungus doesn't die. That is, the infection continues to grow and gradually becomes chronic. The symptoms depend on the form of the disease and the duration.
- interdigital form of the development of fungi characterized by the appearance of redness and burning between your fingers. The inflammatory process not, the infection rarely extends beyond mejpaltsevykh spacing. Usually, in the winter the symptoms die, and in the summer grow up?
- yeast infection that flows with the peeling of skin and redness of the individual parts of the foot. Periodically occurs intense itching?
- hyperkeratotic form. It is characterized by the formation of a watery papules or plaques cyanotic color with rough surface. Individual lesions can be merged between them, thus formed cracks?
- disgidroticheskaya form. Main features – the emergence of a large number of a watery bubbles, which over time is revealed, and in their place remain their wounds. In an advanced stage of this type of disease is often confused with eczema.
- onychomycosis is manifested by the change of color of the nail, the advent of the dark or bright spots and stripes, the beam of the nail and thickening.
When you receive a burning sensation, redness, flaking, itching in the legs and feet you could communicate with your doctor. At an early stage, the disease is easily treated external.
Diagnosis
With suspected fungal infection, you should consult a dermatologist. An experienced doctor, already on the basis of complaints from the patient and inspection exposes the diagnosis. But to confirm it and to determine the type of pathogen required laboratory tests. The performance allows you to set the type of micro-organism, what we need to choose the correct treatment.
Methods of treatment
The drug therapy is chosen based on the stage of the disease, the patient's age, coexisting medical conditions and complications. The treatment should be complex, consisting in the use of the external and of the system of the drug, and the methods of the people.
In addition, the doctor may prescribe multivitamin complexes, improve the functioning of the immune system. The expression of irritation in the acute phase of the disease except irritation help antihistamines. At the time of accession secondary infections require the treatment of antibacterial drugs.
The fungus you will need to delete and from personal items. The first thing that you need to process shoes, disinfectants, and best of all to replace it with a new one.
Upon detection of the infection, we must not forget that it is possible infection from fungus and other members of the family. Therefore, until he recovers, should only be used of individual items of personal hygiene, towels and slippers. The spores of the fungus good are destroyed under high temperatures, so you need to iron underwear and bed linens, and even socks.
The local drugs
Local antifungal agents – ointments, gels, emulsions and solutions. Applies external medications on the affected skin stop after processing. It's enough to make for the feet of the container with potassium permanganate, soda, or economic soap and water. Duration of the procedure – 15 minutes, after the skin dry and apply treatment as planned.
When onihomicose before applying ointment or solution you need to remove the top of the nail. Nail plate soften with the use of special keratolytic media. If you do not, then the ingredients of the sunscreen will not reach the lower layers of the nail, i.e. where fungi grow a colony.
With the defeat of the nail system within the fungus sometimes you need to drink during 12 months and more. Chart the administration of medication to a patient's doctor prescribes.
Folk remedies
How to get rid of their athlete's foot at home? It should be remembered that the use of the various "grandmother's recipes" as the main treatment contributes to the fact that the infection fades, but completely does not pass. This leads to the fact, that the fungus over time again the line. So popular anti-fungal drugs should be combined with drug therapy.
To beat a fungal infection stop using basin, independently prepared ointment, rubbing.
- antifungal properties have basin with the addition of salt, the soda and economic soap. In 5 liters of hot water, you need to take 2 tablespoons of salt and soda, rub in the solution of a fourth piece of the economic soap. In this water foot can bear for half an hour, then dried and applied to the skin and nails anti-fungal medications?
- interdigital intervals, and pockets of fungal infection of the feet, you can lubricate branches with tar. The procedure is better to spend the night in the feet, wear clean socks?
- apple cider vinegar you have to mix it with an equal quantity of alcoholic solution of iodine. In the result of liquid soaked tampon and well lubricate the affected areas of a stop sign?
- garlic oil. The teeth of garlic should be ground to a mush and connect with creamy butter or pork fat. Taken ointment is used to treat stop.
Treatment response of fungi in the feet of people ways made for a few weeks in a row. It is appropriate to change periodically through, this will increase the effectiveness of the treatment.
Prevention of infection
Avoid infection is not always possible. But it can reduce the risk of infection fungal micro-organisms to a minimum. You must observe the following rules.
- In public places, where required, change of shoes, only get my own.
- Do not use foreign objects of personal hygiene.
- Is formed with a foot abrasion, corn and abrasions early treatment.
- Wearing only a high-quality, well-ventilated shoes.
- Constantly adhere to the rules of hygiene.
The possibility of the occurrence of any infection is reduced with a good job immunity. To improve the situation of the security forces helps in rational nutrition, vitamin, dye. It certainly takes time to treat all the chronic diseases.
Conclusion
Nail fungus – is not dangerous, but extremely unpleasant for the events and the consequences of pathology. To deal with the infection with the help of modern pharmaceutical products may be literally for a few days, but under one condition – timely access to a doctor.