The fungus is the common name for the group of infectious fungal diseases, which develop on the skin (athletes foot) or nails (onychomycosis).
There are many types of fungi that are parasitic in the human body. They are, because a lot of unpleasant symptoms and complicate the man's life. The most common infection of the fungi of the genus Candida.
Caused by the fungal infection
The cause of the nail fungus infection by microorganisms. The penetration of the microorganisms into the human body through the previously damaged nail or skin.
Reasons for such damage can be:
- The mechanical injury.
- Exposure to aggressive chemicals (caustic cleaners, etc.).
- Clothes, shoes, poor quality synthetic material does not absorb moisture, but not breathable.
- Sweating, which is the optimal environment for the growth, reproduction, the pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Deformity of the foot, which is the deterioration of the aeration, which leads to the contamination of the fungal infections.
- The high growth rate of the nail, which can damage the skin.
- The low level of personal hygiene.
- Reduces the protective properties of the immune system.
- Varicose veins disease.
- The climatic conditions (high humidity).
- In old age. In older people the disease occurs, a lot of scrub.
- Hazard of the profession.
- Part.
Antibiotics, corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs, which can disrupt the natural microflora of the person, which protects the human skin the accession of the infections.
In particular, are in danger, wooden floors and benches. The spores of the fungus to penetrate the tree begins to multiply there. Remove the wood surface fungus is very difficult. This requires regular treatment with a special disinfectant.
Symptoms
The symptoms of foot fungus may vary, depending on the form, but the common or itching, abnormal deformation of the skin.
The symptoms squamous form of fungal infection
Since the formation of the stratum corneum there is a seal in the skin. This form is also called "athlete's foot" and the "lignum fungus", because the deformation in the epithelium there is a thickening of the foot.
This form of foot fungus person most often experiences the following symptoms:
- Part of the foot (sole) is covered with thick skin, it creates what is worn on the foot in the Shoe.
- The Horny part is going to be hard, covered with thick calluses, that starts with excellent hurt.
- Rough skin begins to pull off. The affected skin looks as if sprinkled with flour.
- The patient constantly feels itchy, uncomfortable itching.
- There is thinning of the nail plate where the nail begins to break down and collapse.
The symptoms dyshydrotic forms
Since the skin of the foot is quite thick, the first time that these bubbles are not visible, other manifestations of the disease at this stage is not observed.
You can see the appearance of small bubbles in areas with thinner skin (toes or hands).
Later the bubbles start to itch, the patient experienced severe, irritating itching. At some point the bubbles burst, the skin starts to peel off the surface of the skin by exfoliation of the thin plates of keratinized layer of the skin.
The symptoms intertriginosny forms
Intertriginous form of mushroom (or fingers) is one of the most common and unpleasant types of pathology. The infection affecting the fingers area.
Skin-fold, between the toes of the affected cleft, or ulcers surrounded by scaly skin nekrotizirovannah greenish color.
If you will be mukovidnoe peeling, the fingers, as if sprinkled with flour.
Itching, but easy to counter, it's not unbearable, does not cause discomfort. The rarer exudative skin covered with blisters, which are in the liquid inside.
The symptoms of onychomycosis
Onychomycosis is a common fungal pathology of the Horny layer of the dermis (the nail plate). Immediately skin contact fungi start to multiply actively, hitting the skin causes the itching.
The man is trying to get rid of him, starting to comb the affected area of the skin is damaged, covered with small cracks, scratches and the risk of contracting bacterial or viral infection.
Hypertrophic onychomycosis
The hypertrophic onychomycosis of the nail plate begins to deform. Obviously, as it changes color, losing shine, thickened, partly destroyed. This will give the man great pain, especially if you have to go to the tight or uncomfortable shoes.
Normal onychomycosis
In the onychomycosis nail plate is not deformed, not change the shape, structure. Only change nail color is normal to yellowish-brown. To maintain the normal nail Shine.
Atrophic onychomycosis
In this case, the nail color changes to brownish, the nail becomes thinner, and gradually detaches from the bed of the nail plate.
Diagnosis of the disease
In most cases, the fungus can be diagnosed from the symptoms alone. The doctor make a diagnosis after testing, the skin, the nail, as well as after the medical history.
Also the doctor that a sample of the skin or the nail, cut with a blade. Special studies will help determine the type of fungus and to pick up the drugs, and to assess the effectiveness of treatment. In some cases, you may need a skin biopsy.
The therapy of fungal infections of the feet
Below is a look at the most popular tools and methods for the treatment of fungus.
The therapy of nail fungal infections
If the disease is in its early stages, rational that only external products, for example, fungicidal varnishes, solutions, ointments, and gels. There is a wide choice of different drugs.
The treatment can be carried out in a special serum. There are patches, the main effect, which is designed to remove the damaged nail plate.
The therapy of fungal infections between fingers
It is better to use the combination therapy, the external products, medicines, for internal use.
If the mushrooms have not had time to spread over the entire surface of the foot, this can only be solved by external means.
In most cases, the doctor ordered a local remedy (ointment), which is fungicidal as well as fungistatic components.
The therapy is the fungal infection at home how to cure fast
Below is a look at the most popular, effective ways and means for the treatment of athlete's foot at home.
Soda
In order to overcome the nail fungus at home helps such a popular device, like a soda paste.
In order to create a little baking soda, lemon juice, water. The necessary to treat all affected surfaces the amount of soda.
In a glass bowl. Slowly add a small amount of water at room temperature is required to form homogeneous slurry.
After obtaining a homogeneous mass, apply on the affected areas. After the mass is evenly distributed on the nail plate, sprinkle a little lemon juice.
The result will be a chemical reaction, during which you will feel a slight burning sensation. Wait for 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with warm water, then thoroughly dry the feet with a clean towel. Repeat this procedure every two days until, until you grow a healthy nail plate.
Therapy hydrogen peroxide
The treatment of the fungus help compress the hydrogen peroxide. The manufacturer you only need hydrogen peroxide, cotton or a cotton swab. It's a cotton swab soaked in a solution of hydrogen peroxide, is applied to the affected nail.
Compress recorded, polyethylene, thereby the greenhouse effect. Poultice held in your hand to 20 minutes, feet were compressed to about an hour. The course duration is two weeks, depending on how developed the disease.
The overlay compress you need to repeat 2 times a day. After removing the poultice, thoroughly rinse the nail with warm water, dry, treat with antifungal medication.
Iodine therapy
To treat the fungus, the iodine must be purchased at the pharmacy the usual 5% alcohol solution of iodine.
Be careful of the iodine with a cotton swab or cotton swab applied exactly to the affected areas 2 times a day, morning and evening.
Try not to get the healthy skin. In this case, the healthy skin has been damaged to change the color of brownish-yellow, and covered with cracks.
This means that you cannot use the presence of hypersensitivity to iodine.
Vinegar
The most effective folk remedy for the treatment of stroke is considered to be an average Apple or vinegar can also use them to concentrate. For the manufacture of compresses using a mixture of 9% vinegar solution, hot water. 1 part vinegar, take 8 parts water.
2 tablespoon of 70% vinegar mixed with 2 tablespoons of vodka-three egg whites (instead of egg you can buy glycerol). These ingredients are mixed until homogeneous and applied to the affected area twice daily. Stored in the refrigerator no more than 3 days.
You can mix apple cider vinegar with any vegetable oil (sea buckthorn, olive, sunflower, peach) is the ratio of a-a.
The use of these compositions in the same manner. To do this, wet a cotton swab or gauze. Sample is applied to the affected area.
A wet compress of the product mixture as the drying. Keep it to a half hour, an hour, after which the wrap is removed, the foot washed plenty of hot water, dried.
Repeat the procedure at least 1 time a day, for two weeks.
Be careful when the treatment of compression of the vinegar. When the first symptoms of an Allergy or skin lesions should immediately discontinue the treatment, consult your doctor.
Celandine
The treatment of the fungus actively apply the oil to the celandine. Carry out the procedure is recommended 1 time per day before sleep. Before use, prepare a soda bath (1 tablespoon of baking soda 3 liters of water), and the steamed toes or fingers are affected by fungus.
After fingers, gently rinse with a clean towel. The affected areas using a cotton swab or a cotton swab to apply the oil, the celandine.
The success of treatment must be to carry out the procedure on a regular basis until complete healing.
During the treatment, the nail plate will change color to orange. However, celandine can be because of a strong allergic reaction, so be careful.
Ointment herbs
The treatment of the fungus to cope with ointment of herbs. To do this, you need to grind the thyme to a powder. 1 part of powder to 4 parts vaseline. During the treatment you can apply garlic inside, in order to ensure comprehensive treatment.
This is the honey and eucalyptus
To prepare this ointment you need to buy, 15 g of liquid honey, 15 g of soft butter, 1.5 teaspoon of vinegar. This mixture is stirred until smooth, then add the 25 drops of eucalyptus essential oil or tea tree.
Mix the mixture until a homogeneous mass, and keep in the fridge for three days. The finished composition should be applied to the affected areas once a day.
Prevention
- First you need to pay attention to the hygiene of the skin, the risk of devastating fungal infection (skin, hands, feet, nail plates). Thoroughly wash the skin of the feet, the hands with soap and water daily after washing gently wipe the skin. Especially the wrinkles.
- Wearing socks and shoes made of natural materials (cotton, flax). These materials ensure adequate ventilation, and to absorb excess moisture. The smelly socks every day clean, as they can accumulate pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Shoes should be breathable material. Don't squeeze, don't RUB or cause discomfort. The summer time fits most outdoor shoes, teeth.
- Periodically treat the inner part of the Shoe, especially one that can not be washed, special anti bacterial agents. Let your shoes dry after treatment.
- Need to wash panties at a temperature below 60 °C. the highest antimicotic and antibacterial effect linen should be terminated.
- Use some rubber shoes easily processed materials, while visiting public showers, sauna, steam bath, swimming pool.
- Do not wear someone else's shoes, towel, bathrobe. Do not use other people's personal hygiene.
- Don't start the mushrooms. Begin treatment when the first symptoms. The sooner treatment begins, the easier it will be to treat.
- Notice that a specific medical treatment plan. If you have finished the treatment before fully cured fungi, you may have a relapse.
Conclusion
Nail fungus is a complex, common disease, which is very easy to get infected. To avoid this, follow the rules of prevention. However, if you are already infected it is necessary to consult a doctor who will help you choose the appropriate self treatment, get rid of this problem.