Frequent mycotic pathology is fungus between the toes, where there is a favourable environment for various microorganisms. Under certain circumstances, this can be a lot of dermatophytes, spores, fungi, and yeasts fungi. The first sign of their activity little itching, which may be accompanied by a burning sensation of varying intensity.
Because between the toes appears fungus
The space between the toes of the foot actively works during walking, there is profuse sweating, accumulate the products, formed a warm and moist environment. Here enters the infection, occurs the threat of mycotic pathology. The normal location of the immunity is not scary, regular grooming, standard hygiene withdraw the threat of the disease. Cause of infection may be hidden in pathologies, when the body suffers:
- a lack of vitamins?
- dysbiosis;
- disorders of the endocrine system, diabetes mellitus;
- varicose veins?
- pathologies of the lymphatic vessels;
- hyperhidrosis.
A favorable background is periods of pregnancy and lactation, minor injuries of the skin, hypothermic limbs. Other factors, causes interdigital fungus, include:
- close, a little-dimensional shoes from leather and other synthetics?
- excessive physical exercise?
- prolonged treatment with antibiotics.
In these circumstances, the visit to the public baths, swimming pools, beaches, close contact with an infected, the use of data foreign wardrobe increase the risk of infection of the athlete.
As shown by fungi on the feet, between the toes
Interdigital type of fungal growth is not directly manifested in obvious symptoms. At the beginning of the period, the infection can become asymptomatic and easy itching between the toes is most often ignored. If this phase passes without treatment, the disorder becomes more pronounced points:
- appear excessive seals plantar parts of a stop sign?
- there is increased sweating, which is accompanied by a strong, unpleasant odor?
- enhanced itching, is stronger than the usual itching between the toes?
- skin cover starts to fall off?
- in mežpal'cevoj area off skin, formed cracks, bleeding wounds, and wounds of them?
- you can notice the stain or more such entities are not feature yellow and gray tones, which gradually increase in size?
- formed of vesicles, is observed redness in the surrounding areas.
In a state of abandonment fungus on the toes of the foot switches to onychomycosis. Initially, the fungus will appear on the little finger of the foot, or affects your thumb, and then switches to the other. On the surface of the nail turn yellow and distorted. Increases the risk of transition to fungi in his hands. With the severity of the leak distinguishes three forms of the development of fungi, which differ from its own set of features:
- Squamous condition less than the other resists treatment, the symptoms are swelling of the affected areas, peeling of the epithelium, atypical skin glow, the deformation of the nail.
- Hyperkeratotic type of most difficult-to-treat and painful, feeling like, depending on the location observed redness between the fingers of the hands or feet, formed vesicles in combination with the rash, well visible thickening, the affected pockets are developed, there are areas, which begin to travel.
- Intertriginous form may be the sequel, to develop yourself, with the start off skin on the toes, which are events swelling, redness, inflammation, peeling, skin trauma, they go to extensive corrosion.
Drug therapy
Treatment response of fungi between the toes starts with the diagnosis, the appropriate assessment shall assign a competent doctor (mycologist, dermatologist, or infectious disease). According to the results of the diagnostic procedures is determined by the maximum effective treatment option. This is carried out by the application of narcotic drugs for external and oral administration, folk remedies. In the first category belong the various kinds of ointments, liquids, preformed drugs.
Ointment
Ointment for fungus between the toes is particularly effective in its early stages, when the housing a slight itching, detected easy peeling. A regular application during the month is usually enough to get rid of the cause. To accelerate the positive impact it is recommended that preventive cleaning and steaming stop. The list of these drugs is extensive.
Solutions
Another type of medicines for local application. Similar instruments from the fungus, apply a compression situation, and lotion between the toes. Diluted in water, can be used for taking baths. From the pharmacy in liquid form are released depending on ointments.
Tablets
Most often medicine that the shape is applied, when interdigital fungus begin, you will need to systemic therapy. It has an integrated antimycotic and healthy effect on the body as a whole.
Usually these pills in conjunction with the external means, the analogues of. Of drugs for systemic therapy is determined solely by the physician, self-medication can lead to complications and highly intense adverse events.
Folk remedies
Pharmaceutical compositions of this class are used as the auxiliaries of an integrated therapy, for prophylactic purposes. Stand alone treatment result can be given if avium between toes not spent an early stage. The necessary means, you can prepare from the tools available at home, it's usually salt or soda, which is used for the baths, the various herbs with the additional fees.
Popular and affordable method for the prevention and rapid recovery, when she was spotted for the first alleviate the concerns symptom. The most simple recipe will require liters of water, preheated to body temperature, two tablespoons of salt or baking soda. After stirring until complete dissolution:
- the foot is immersed in the container?
- keep to 30 minutes?
- - steam foot cleanse from the seals of the dead particles of the epidermis.
Steaming is carried out at least once a day, preferably at night. When suspicions in the meantime-with the defeat of the athlete can be combined with ointments, with other external drugs until full recovery.
Herbal baths
For this purpose they can be used fresh or dried end of your cooking, medicinal accordingly. Usually the juice from the mixture with the dry celandine diluted chamomile and plantain:
- three tablespoons pour a liter of boiling water?
- of the foot hold not less than 20 minutes?
- cleanse the epithelium of the dead particles.
The process is suitable for the prevention and in the initial stage of the growth of the fungi until complete healing.
Lotion with vinegar
Necessary elements for such a lotion is 9% acetate solution, pack cotton discs, 2 packs of polyethylene. Order of execution:
- soaked tampons stacked on top of the affected areas, if necessary, set a cast?
- feet wear cooked packages, tighten the filler;
- can withstand up to 5 minutes?
- after the removal of clauses, and used tampons skin washed with warm running water.
For the disinfection phase it is useful to use the iodine solution or hydrogen peroxide. It can be applied novocaine, soothes itching, relieves burning sensation.
Prevention
Prevent fungus on the skin between my toes is much easier than to get rid of rooted infections. Relevant preventive measures for this purpose is
- wearing slate other change shoes in public baths, swimming pools or shower?
- treatment feet especially aerosols after visits them?
- use footwear in size, from natural materials, comfortable tight leg?
- physical activity, ongoing monitoring of the health?
- regular disinfection of footwear, personal items, bed linen, genital coatings, if in a family is infected.
For the condition of the foot useful to combine regular hygiene procedures with regular use of baths in designated or similar recipes.