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Ocomeconycosis or nail fungus in an advanced phase.Signs, types, treatment methods

According to medical statistics, onychomicosis or fungal damage are a fairly common nail disease, often converted into advanced form.

Fungus nails - What is it?

OnihyComyCosis is fungal nail plate damage caused by various types of microorganisms, mainly Dermatophic mushrooms.Such pathogens can live and multiply in a favorable environment for them. The disease is contagious, For this reason, dermatologists and experts for infectious diseases are addressed for its treatment.

The most common infection occurs in public baths, saunas, pools.Development of fungal lesions can also be provoked by injuries of nail plate, secondary immunodeficiency and disorders in antibiotics.

   In the early stages of disease development, the following symptoms are held:

  • barely noticeable stains and tablets on nail plates (1 degree of damage);
  • Peeling of the skin and cracks on the fingers and in interdigital zones;
  • The gloss of the nail is lost;
  • Color Change nail plate;
  • The nail surface is deformed.

Usually people don't pay attention to these signs. In the absence of treatment, the development of a fungal lesion occurs in an advanced phase, when microorganisms are introduced into the nail plate and lead their vital activity that is already below it.At this stage It is difficult to solve the disease, As the nail becomes a kind of "shelter" fungus from the effects of local medications.

Causes of advanced phase of micromicosis

The main reasons for the transition to the neglected form of the nail fungus are:

  • Infectious medications - often use of different antifungal varnishes and weak -acking creams in the treatment of fungal nail damage;
  • Untimely treatment started;
  • self-confidence.

Fungal nail panel damage is not as secure as it sometimes seems. Active development of microorganisms may imply their entry into the bloodstream and tissue of internal authoritiesWhat affects the work of immunity.The risk of virus and infectious diseases is increased.

Also Relapse disease is possible.This happens when the patient is not fully treated, did not follow the doctor's recommendations in full, with the development of drug microorganisms and ignoring patients preventive measures.

What is the danger of neglected shape of the nail quit?

Development of nail fungus on neglected form leads to such consequences as:

  • Reducing immunity;
  • Increase in the risk of viral and infectious diseases;
  • penetration of fungus into blood and internal organs;
  • varieties of dermatitis, eczema;
  • deterioration of chronic diseases;
  • Risk of fungus transition on the skin;
  • The development of allergic reactions to toxins is the appearance of asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis.

Side Neurological disorders There are violations of the emotional background: The appearance of depression, neurosis, frequent irritability.

When detecting nail fungus It is important to conduct proper treatment This pathology, compliance with daily hygiene, as well as the prevention of all family members, because the disease is very contagious.

Hygienic procedures for fungal lesions include use Nail Book with Soda, vinegar, sea salt, potassium permanganate, plant decoctions.It is also important to change socks often, wipe your legs and the surface between your fingers after washing.

Types of fungi

The most common pathogens onynxomicosis are Dermatophyte mushrooms - About 86% of all cases.Much less frequent illness can cause Yeast and mold mushrooms.A lesion of nail plate may be observed, the source is immediately 2 or 3 types of pathogen.

The most common onhomitosis are caused by such varieties of microorganisms:

  • Dermatophytes;
  • Molds;
  • Yeast mushrooms.

Fool occurs most often through her side part, Damaged blend of leather and nail plates.These microorganisms are unable to face the body With reduced immunity. Dermatophytes cause a change in nail structure by creating cavities and channels in it.

Nail damage can also be caused MoldsBut pretty rare.When diagnosing the disease in this case It is possible difficulty in determining pathogens, As characteristic symptoms are usually not absent.In this situation it can only help Bacteriological analysis. Treatment ofychomicosis, caused mushroom mushrooms differs from the treatment of nail damage to other microorganisms.

Among yeast, onychomicosis most often causes mushrooms Candida.Inside the standard are on the skin and mucosal membranes of each person. Provocing factor For the development of nail damage, the Gnojdjija is also Weakening immunity.Destruction of the nail as a result of the activity of such microorganisms comes from their base, next to the cuticle.

Signs of fungus in advanced form

The following characteristics are characterized by an advanced form of disease:

  1. Deforming nail plates with their thickening or thinning.The growth of the strato layer prevents the effect of the fungus of medicines.
  2. Relaxation, destruction of nail plates.
  3. Change the color of the nail panels, which can be different: from grayish-yellow to brown and black.It's because of the nail stratification, because fungi, dirt, dead leather scales penetrate it.
  4. In the area between the fingers, the skin is red with signs of peeling, the presence of itching and pain.
  5. On more than two nails are affected.
  6. Releasing the nail out of nail bed or its full destruction.

Complications

Switching nail fungus to neglected form Dangerous The fact that the active development of these microorganisms leads a large number of toxic products that produce.

As a result, serious somatic diseases can be developed:

  • toxicoderma;
  • Toxic hepatopathy;
  • Syndrome base.

Also The disease is dangerous for thosethat in the absence of appropriate treatment or irregular therapy by progression can lead to Full destruction of nail plates.

Skin lesion With a fungal infection are also Frequent complication.

Most Unwanted complication The spread of a fungal infection is In the internal organs, because with this development, treatment will be difficult and debt.

In-risk groups

The following groups of people are characterized by the dares of damage to the fungal nail:

  1. Older people and advanced age.

Factors cause fungal of such persons:

  • Changes in skin associated with age;
  • Increased sweat;
  • presence of concurrent diseases;
  • Taking drug weakening of the body (antibiotics, corticosteroids);
  • Hormonal breaches;
  • Gastrointestinal disorders.
  1. Male faces, Especially military, athletes (Due to long-term wearing special shoes, locker rooms, common soul).
  2. People who have A family member suffers from a fungal defeat Legs.
  3. City residents (From Reason for visits to public places, such as a swimming pool, bathroom, sauna, gym, manicure salon and pedicure with insufficient disinfection).

Sorts of medicines

The treatment of fungus in advanced form should be comprehensive.After examining and implementing the necessary tests, the doctor prescribes the following types of drugs:

  • Systemic action drugs - Fungus tablets taken inside;
  • Local preparations - fats, varnishes and creams that apply to affected areas;
  • means general body strengthening and vitamin;
  • If there is a need - Removing nail plates (in particularly severe cases).

Description and methods of drug use

A serious approach - The key to a successful fungus treatment in advanced form.Patients who regularly use medications prescribed by a doctor without passing in their use are the best results. With non-compliance with medical recommendations Mushroom can be purchased Drug resistance and you must select new medications, which will lead to Additional difficulty.

General rules for drug use:

  • Varnishes, gels and fats apply only on a purified and the dried surface of the nail plate;
  • All medicines for external application They are used regularly: Once or twice a day (precision information can be read in medicine instructions);
  • Before applying Light or grease on the nail, It is necessary to preserve as much as possible from damaged tissue and nearby areas of nail plates;
  • Use of varnishes - 2 times in 7 days;
  • Do not use pregnant women and children Local medications prohibited instructions, tablized drugs for such patients are prohibited;
  • apply Local nail medications should be regular all year round or longer;
  • Take pills just as prescribed by the doctor;
  • The frequency of application tablets - one or several times a day for about 7 daysThen follows interrupt in a period of about 3 weeks (depending on the medicine);
  • During treatment You can't drink alcohol;
  • Sometimes a parallel use is required drugReducing harmful Influence on the liver.

Types of nail plate removal

Removing the affected nailboard Is performed if medicine treatment does not bring results.This procedure is required so there is an opportunity to grow a new healthy nail.

Standard method of removing the affected nail plate is Surgical intervention Using anesthesia to avoid pain.The process can also be removed and the entire nail and only its part, subject to fungal,.

As desired Remove the nail without unnecessary discomfort You can opt for Hardware pedicure.This method is performed in the sterile conditions of the medical institution.Enters Appearance of a hit nail With the help of different nozzles and device cutters.The procedure is absolutely performed painless With preliminary softening of nail plates with special solutions.After removing the affected areas, the fat and bend were applied to the processed area, fixed with a patch.

Nailboard can be removed and Chemical method - In affected place is written Keratolic patch Not removed within 2-3 days.During that time, the nail plate layer is solved.

With a small surface of fungal impairments, it is possible House removal method.Will first be necessary steam nail And if necessary, use special varnishes to soften its surface.Then Using pedicure supplements A comforting part of the nail is removed. Method is not suitable for full removal Nail plate.

Removing the nail with laser

Laser removal - most commonly used method in treatment muddle Nails.To The advantages of the process are his colorlessness And the ability to remove the focus of infection at any depth.

The advantages of this method are also:

  • Security and accuracy of the method - Laser removes only affected areas without falling on adjacent fabrics and Disinfects the wound in the area of nail bed to remove the risk of infection;
  • Lack of pain, As the method refers to minimally invasive;
  • Short duration of the procedure - Removing a nail only takes a few minutes;
  • High efficiency;
  • The relatively low cost of the proceedings is its accessibility.

Contraindications To carry out laser nail removal is the presence Decompensated diabetes Melitus, malignant tumors, inflammatory processes and viral infections In the body.You cannot execute the process and with Pregnancy.

The day before laser removal, your legs should be steamed.After a bath with soda and household soap, you should File and cut the nail surface as much as possible.

When carrying out laser nail removal in a place that influenced by fungus, heat feels.For a complete remedy, the neglected form will need about 10 procedures.

Disadvantages of nail removal

Often after removing nail plates, undesirable consequences appear:

  • The growth of a new nail In the nail bed - the type of "side effects";
  • possible wound infection after surgical removal (To avoid this, you should change the bandage on time and use different fat with antimicrobial effects);
  • possible Deformation of a new nail plate.

In the event of a nail and wound infection, it is necessary to seek medical attention.

Fungi for nails during pregnancy

The main factors causing onychomikosu during pregnancy:

  • Lack of trace elements - potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and others;
  • weakening the immune forces of the body;
  • Increased sweat;
  • Damaged blood circulation in legs;
  • Diabetes.

For the fetus, the danger is in a possible manifestation of disease in birth, Like his transition to a chronic shape.

Feature treatment features during pregnancy

Treatment difficulties Onionychomicosis during pregnancy It consists in a ban on most modern drugs. This measure is necessary to avoid damage to the fruit, because such medications are toxic.It is best to get rid of fungus after childbirth.

In case of fungal lesion hazard, special symptomatic treatment is sometimes prescribed for fruit.It usually consists of folk methods that can be easily spent at home.

Self-defense during pregnancy is not permitted - Only an experienced doctor needs to compile a therapy scheme.

Common treatment for fungus treatment during pregnancy:

  • Softening of affected areas by applying oil oil on them before going to bed, compresses are left until morning;
  • They make up the warm bath in the morning with the addition of washable wash and soda;
  • Jump from the affected part of the nail and keratizized skin;
  • Apply domestic drugs prescribed by the doctor.

The course of cure for nail fungus during pregnancy should not be more than 30 days.

Hydrogen peroxide against fungi

Hydrogen peroxide for onychomicoze is used in complex therapy to disinfect the affected area and destroy microbes, The substance is not capable of killing a fungus.This liquid is good to act further with a damaged area.

The advantage of peroxides is that they can use the pregnant women.

This tool is used as follows:

  • Bathing with warm water and adding copper sulfate to mate damaged nails;
  • Wipe the skin dry;
  • Peroxide is abundantly moistened with a cotton pillow and is applied to an injured nail, then fixed by a bend;
  • After 40 minutes, it is compressed, a softened keratinized layer is also drawn from illuminated nails, and the local antifungal drug prescribed by the doctor applies.

Such procedures are performed 2 times a day: in the morning and before bed.

Hydrogen peroxide can be used in another way.It will take 2 liters of water and 100 ml of peroxide hydrogen.The liquids were mixed, and the feet immersed in the resulting solution half an hour.Then the legs wiped dry, affected areas are excluded, therapeutic fat is applied.

Fungi for nails in children

Thosehomicosis in children often occur due to weakening immunity. Another provocated factor is insufficient skin thickness, which is why the risk of infection in childhood fungi is largely increasing.

In the treatment of nails Children use local medications: Fats, creams.They are used 1 or 2 times a day, the amount of use depends on the degree of damage.The specifics of these drugs are that they do not penetrate the blood and Don't hurt your child's body.

As a system medicine, the doctor can prescribe capsule, tablets, syrups.The purpose of intramuscular or intravenous injections is also possible.The treatment can also be ambulatory and stationary.

System preparations negatively affects the kidneys and the liver of a childTherefore, they are prescribed extremely rarely when local medications are inefficient.

Home medicines

In the treatment of advanced shape, fungus can be The following folk recipes are effective.Some of them:

  • House fat: It will take you 200 G butter, raw chicken egg together with a shell, 100 g of acetic acid (70%).The first two ingredients are mixed, the third pours without mixing, covered with a lid, placed in the refrigerator for 7 days.After dissolving egg shell, the product mixes thoroughly. Hold the refrigerator.
  • The roots of Calamus (15 g) pour 250 ml of boiling water, the infusion is at the age of half an hour under a dense cover. Medicine drinks 60 ml 4 times a day. You can use baths with Calamus.In 250 ml of boiling waters fall asleep 30 g raw materials, let not be beer half an hour.In the resulting liquid for 15 minutes, keep nail plates affected by fungi. After 7 actions, it will fall apart. With parallel treatment, fats against fungus 1.5 months are possible to solve the disease.
  • Take 3 cigarette ashes, mix it with 0.5 tablespoons.Toothpaste with fluorine. Make compresses With this drug for the night, the next morning to wash.
  • Propolis tincture: Blk's hugs of the mustache (50 pcs) pour 500 ml of vodka, insist 14 days.For treatment, take 3 parts of water and 1 part of the golden mustache tincture, mix and apply to affected nails 2 times a day.
  • 15 g whole colors, 30 g Lila flowers, 45 g of chopped oak bark is mixed.The dry mixture is poured out with 500 ml of water, cooked for an hour. Compressed with this infusion are applied to damaged nail plates, Fixed bandages.Treatment continues to complete recovery.

All folking methods should be used only after consulting with the expert, after their approval.

Prevention measures

To avoid reinfection to fungi, the following recommendations must be followed:

  • Carefully follow the rules of personal hygiene;
  • Perform everyday shoe disinfection with the help of special UV dryers - to destroy the fungus in it;
  • Do not walk barefoot in public places (baths, saunas or pools), after visits and water procedures, use antifungal fats and creams;
  • Don't wear other people's shoes and socks.

Comprehensive approach to treatment, as well as respecting the above rules will contribute to rapid healing and prevention of nail fungus.