Many people know the expression: "I believe that the fungus on the toe nails, but I don't know, to what doctor to address". Really, what kind of disease and who can heal? Let's all right.
So, if you felt an itching, toes, between, accompanied by redness, desquamation of the skin, the nails, strange things are happening: they turn yellow, getting thicker and start to flake, crumble, and sometimes very unpleasant smell, the above expression may apply to you. Frankly, it's unpleasant as these symptoms indicate the beginning of a very unpleasant disease called onychomycosis and is caused by parasites of the human skin, the pathogenic fungi. According to medical statistics, among the most common infections immediately following respiratory diseases.
We try to briefly tell you what professionals you reset your health and restore peace of mind.
Go to a doctor. But to what?
If you notice that the symptoms listed, don't panic, don't panic and don't try self-treatment. The sooner you decide to seek the assistance of the competent specialist, you increase the chances of a complete cure of the disease.
So, which doctor to nail fungus? We recommend that you first contact your family doctor, if any, or the local therapist, to which it is attached. You will be examined, to listen to your concerns, then write a referral to the appropriate specialist. The implicit cases, the specialist, a dermatologist, who performed a comprehensive laboratory and instrumental diagnostic tests.
If the diagnosis of fungal infection is not confirmed, or the community is not a narrow specialist in fungal diseases, about which we say below that the dermatologist handling the treatment.
I also have all the necessary knowledge in this field, only the direct specialization is much broader: it's pathology of the skin epithelium, associated with various inflammatory, parasitic, viral, bacterial, or fungal infections. When the foot fungus problems are more local and directly connected to the horn-plates.
Here you need to be a little clarification: the color and structural changes, the nails can also be caused by diseases of the internal organs or systems as a result of the differential diagnosis is also possible. In this situation the therapy is connected to other professionals.
In case the symptoms of onychomycosis confirmed that the appropriate staff of a medical facility, the patient is the doctor that specializes in fungal diseases. Such specialist is called a mycologist.
A few words about the treatment principles of
Regardless of who carried out the treatment, the dermatologist or mycologist, then you law the following is a devised system:
- first, the individual treatment plan;
- monitor the course of treatment to achieve the final positive result;
- addressed to preventive measures.
Fungi, like other microorganisms usually adapt to the effects of the most potent drugs, therefore, the greatest effect gives a comprehensive treatment of the disease includes a combination tablet + special nail Polish or ointments. In some cases, the selected injections, and vitamin supplements. The doctor may also recommend the use of folk methods of treatment, but only as a Supplement to the basic therapy and the supervision.
In the initial stages, the disease can be cured, the antifungal anti inflammatory lucky, a few months ago to fully restore the nails.
In more severe cases, a mycologist can be assigned to means that remove the affected nail. There are medications, which are a natural base of essential oils not only contribute to the loss of the patient's nail, but rather the rapid emergence of the new.
In the most severe cases tablets without systemic fails. When choosing a doctor takes into account not only the efficiency in this particular case, but individual tolerance of the patient, as well as the possible side effects.
Unfortunately, the process of treatment, especially in advanced cases, sometimes last for a few months. Therefore, it is very important to the patient, and strict adherence to doctor's recommendations.
If the symptoms finally eased, the doctor may prescribed by a double re-examination, including laboratory tests. The first takes place directly at the end of treatment, the following in a month. If you suspect that a relapse your doctor may prescribe re-treatment.
In summary, the prevention measures
You have to remember: the non-compliance recommended by participated in professional preventive measures, is threatened return of the disease.
Don't forget that the basic precautions, such as:
- do not neglect the daily hygiene procedures to stop it, to make sure that you wash your feet the night;
- protects from damage is supported by the nail, the skin of the foot;
- regularly wash and dry the shoes. On the website we wrote about the tools, methods treatment the footwear to the mold;
- the common areas (baths, saunas, pools, beaches, gyms, etc.) I have a spare pair of shoes, if you never use something else;
- regularly clean the housing of the fungi products recommended by a physician;
- finally, once again: the first suspicious symptoms resemble a fungal disease, immediately consult a dermatologist or mycologist.
The key to a fast, permanent recovery is the timely treatment to the doctor.