Among the people are common different diseases, not life-threatening, but cause severe discomfort. Onychomycosis is the representative of fungal diseases. It affects the surface of the nail, completely destroying them. The moist and warm environment is ideal for replication. Symptoms of fungi nail of the feet often wear a hidden character, and eventually the disease is detected at an advanced stage.
The main types of fungal infections
The nails are affected by various types of fungal growth. Most often dermatophytes. Trichophyton red touches the skin of the hands and feet. The main symptoms — signs of yellow or white color in the nail plates. Gradually the area of infection is increased, it changes color just a nail, and he begins to move away from the bed. In severe cases, this leads to a fungus that attacks the skin.
Trichophyton Mentagrophytes starts with mežpal'cevoj area, after which it switches to above. Manifested is the yellow or the white point, which is transformed in the subungual hyperkeratosis. Usually the disease affects only the thumbs or little fingers. The pathogen can contribute is multiplied during the summer months.
It is much less common Trichophyton purple. It is more prevalent in the Far East and in central Asia. Affects the scalp and is better known as ringworm. If left without treatment for the nails dark bumps.
Fungus under the nails in the legs that arises due to contamination by microbial fungi. Causative agents — candida white candida parapsilosis. The disease usually appears in the background of the already existing onychomycosis.
The main symptoms of lesions of microbial fungi:
- white coating on the nails, which over time becomes a gray one?
- inflammation of the skin;
- purulent secretions.
All of these symptoms that are bringing intense pain. Often, yeast-like fungi are an occupational disease, which develops in people who are in permanent contact with water. In the absence of timely treatment to the surface of the nail become thinner and depart from the bed.
Still less common forms of fungi. The first is similar to symptoms of candida and usually occurs after injury big fingers, and the second painting the nails black spots.
Classification of fungal diseases of
Symptoms of fungus nail are varied. Depend on the form of the disease and the gravity. Some doctors share a yeast infection on the location and depth of penetration:
- In the distal form of affected surface area free margin, color plates changes to brown or yellow. Over time the area of the affected area is growing and the nail structure changes to a coarse, irregular.
- Lateral form is manifested in a similar way, only influenced by the side of the nail.
- When the proximal form of infection begins with the skin. Leather pad spreads white spot, which is becoming more and more. The surface becomes cloudy and loses its shine, in severe cases, begins to fall apart.
Some doctors prefer categorization of disease, depending on the degree of thickening of the nail. When a model food form does not change size, but are visible lesions of the disease. When hypertrophic occurs overgrowth of skin, which leads to thickening of nail and discomfort when walking. Atrophic form leads to the complete rejection of the nail.
The complexity of the treatment of fungal lesions of nail Polish on the feet lies in the fact that in most of the cases the disease is detected at an advanced stage, when it's already happening atrophy. The first signs of infection — spots or stripes on the nail plates. Not cause any nuisance, why do people not pay attention to the problem that you are experiencing at the time.
Characteristics symptoms
To determine, as shown by nail fungus on the feet, it is quite simple: the plate appear colored spots, can be deformed, for exfoliation and retreat from the bed. With the progression of the disease to the side pads turn red, and peel. Some forms are accompanied by a rash on the mežpal'cevoj area.
Another characteristic symptom is the burning sensation and itching. The skin on the side cushions tie and starts to peel off, after which it appears irritation. Hairstyle only reinforces it is extremely unpleasant sensation.
The first sign of nail fungus on the feet — it's not just the change of color of the plate, but the loss of flash. This becomes turbid, with the progression of the disease becomes gray. When trying to quit actively dries and breaks, with the passage of time it becomes to make more and more difficult. Often the process is accompanied by an unpleasant smell. In advanced cases, the whole nail plate thickens so much, that it is impossible to cut.
The pain is rare. They can appear from the fact that the plate thickens and begins to rub your shoes — this is and brings discomfort. In some cases, the pressure on the affected areas is causing a ingrown nail on the side pads.
Due to the spread difference in soft tissue disrupted nerve endings. They can cause the fit-like pain, which occurs even in moments of tranquility. In severe forms of the fungus, which relate to the area between the toes. The rash in the form of small bubbles covering the skin, and when they burst, in their place appear wounds, delivery serious discomfort when walking.
Methods of treatment
To clarify the diagnosis necessarily pass through laboratory diagnostic testing. Only gives the possibility to determine the causative agent of the disease and allows you to choose an effective treatment. Comprehensive treatment includes medication for external and internal use. Ointment is applied to clean and dry the area.
The choice depends on the cause of the disease. The duration of the course is chosen individually, but usually missing two months. Treatment necessarily continue even after the disappearance of symptoms.
Essential drugs used for oral administration. They are designed to destroy the spores of the fungus. During the treatment the patient should appear your doctor regularly and take the examinations. This will determine the effectiveness of the treatment.
In rare cases, they use a surgical removal of the affected nail. This method does not exempt you from being infected, and that means new fun will be beaten by the athlete. Hardware pedicure — over a lightweight technique that allows the painless removal of the stratum corneum. Cleaning is carried out with a frequency of two times per week until complete removal of the diseased layers.