Fungal infections are manifested in different ways and can affect numerous organs and parts of the body.The most common look is the mushroom of the leg.The rate of broadcasting is an individual in each individual case and depends on a series of factors: resistant forces of the immune system, such as pathogenic and patient's path and age.
In addition, the concept of the leg fungal has expanded, because the disease can touch the foot, fingers or spacing between them or nail plates.In each individual case, there are individual effective ways to combat the fungus.
Main symptoms of fungal infection
Before the start of treatment, it is necessary to precisely diagnose the disease.In some cases, therapy remains useless for the fact that the symptoms of fungal infections are similar to psoriasis manifestations or bacterial infections (streptococcal, staphylococcal infections).
The best option for determining the disease is a laboratory analysis of a separate or piece of skin (nail) on a lesion.This method does not allow not only to remove a certain pathogen, but also determine its sensitivity to one or another.
If there is no possibility to visit the lab, you can see a photo of fungus on the internet on the internet and compare with your case.
Signs of the disease
You also need to know its main features:
- Itching;
- skin peeling;
- the occurrence of small cracks;
- wet wounds;
- ignition;
- painful sensation on palpation or walking;
- specific smell of rotten;
- The appearance of thickened skin.
With nail plate damage, depending on the phase of the fungus on the legs can be observed:
- Change or color points;
- thickening along the edge;
- detachment;
- deformation;
- Distance from pus.
On the last, neglected phase, you can observe the complete deletion of the nail.In this case, treatment does not guarantee that the new nail will have a normal aesthetic form.
Which leads to the appearance of a fungus
No one is safe from infection with a fungal infection.As a rule, several basic causes of the appearance of the fungus on their feet are different, including the factors of the human environment and the internal processes in the body.
But as a rule, the disease seems to feel, when several triggers communicate with each other, they can be attributed to them:
- A long-term loner wearing the same pair of shoes;
- Visit to public baths, saunas, pools;
- infection through pedicure instruments;
- the use of other shoes or socks;
- Long period of antibiotic treatment;
- Breach of skin integrity;
- Seasonal reduction of immunity or against HIV background.
Risk group
There are also risk groups of people exposed to fungal infections:
- Patients with endocrine disorders (diabetics, patients with thyroid disorders);
- people with excess weight;
- Sweet lovers;
- Infants for artificial feeding.
Fungus treatment
To avoid releps, doctors recommend resorting to complex therapy, ie use medications directly in the damage zone and from within.How to treat fungus on your feet, primarily depends on the phase of their expansion.
In advanced cases, medicine therapy often shows as powerless and painful part of the foot is cut by the surgical method.Therefore, it is important to start treatment as soon as possible, with the appearance of the first symptoms.
To understand how to effectively fight the fungus at home, you need to remember the following rules:
- In no case they take antibiotics;
- You cannot remove dead areas independently and try to remove PU (such procedures should be implemented exclusively in the sterile clinic conditions);
- You can't use cosmetics (decorative nail polish, peeling, moisturizing stops to stop)
- It is strictly forbidden to make a pedicure salon (medical).
Traditional treatment methods
Traditional methods of therapy suggest the use of antifungal external remedies, tablets, immunity and varnishes from the fungus.
The treatment is performed for a long time and usually lasts a few more weeks after all the symptoms of the disease disappeared.
In cases where the foot fungus is noticed, antifungal medications are applied only after removing a keratin layer of the cell.
This procedure must be performed very carefully so that cells infected to the epithelium do not spread into the air, on furniture and clothing.
Keratinized areas are removed using special tools that make skin soft.First, the leg should be kept in warm water, after applying fat and leave it for a while (3-4 hours).
Some of the above drugs can cause allergic reactions.In the case of the latter, doctors prescribe antihistamine (anti -ellergic).