Fungal infection affects mainly the skin of the feet, common dermatological diseases. Initially, local fungus between the toes, the development of the infectious process spreads to adjacent areas of healthy skin.
The etiology of the disease
Foot fungus can be infected anyone while visiting public showers, swimming pool, sauna, beach, or other places to walk barefoot. Fingers athlete's foot over someone else's shoes, bad treatment, pedicure tools.
The research, according to the mycologists, even if the contact with pathogens, the infection occurs when the patient's predisposing factors to this:
- a weakened immune system;
- the metabolic diseases, diabetes;
- the excessive fullness;
- violation of the circulation of the lower limbs;
- dry skin of the feet, cracks skin;
- sweating;
- shoes wrong size, or poor quality.
- the mechanical injuries to the skin of the foot;
- in old age.
The risk persons with fungal diseases, be especially careful to monitor the hygiene of the foot, to avoid contact with potentially contaminated surfaces.
The symptoms of the fungus in different stages
The fungus of the toes in the initial stages look the same, but occurs without symptoms. Over time, the clinical picture of the disease varies depending on the shape of the lesion.
Important! Dryness, flaking, itching, cracked toes between the first signs of the fungal infections. When detecting the alarm symptoms you need to seek help from a special doctor, not waiting for the deterioration of the infection.
The fungus between the fingers, depends greatly on the definition in the form of the stage of the disease. Experts distinguish four main types of athlete's foot between the toes:
- Intertriginous. The most common form of fungal infections of the toes. It only affects the skin between the fingers, without the surface of the leg. Local mushrooms in the little toe and the next three fingers. I have flaking, itching, redness, cracking of the epidermis. The accession of a bacterial infection, which complicates the treatment of the fungus between the toes, which is to say the risk of infection of the whole organism.
- Disgidroticheskaya. Characterized by blisters formation of fluid exudate, which is poured out for the violation of the integrity of the shell. In those places, break the blisters seen in the change of the skin. Wet the mushrooms are accompanied by severe itching occurs, the background, the excessive sweating of the feet.
- Squamous hyperkeratotic. The appearance of white spots on the skin of the fingers, and light growths reminder of blisters. The skin of the foot under the toes thickens which leads to the appearance of deep slow-healing fracture. This form of athlete's foot affect both feet.
- Delete. The symptoms are similar to those in the initial stage, all the fungal infections. Typically, the less skin damage will occur, without clinical manifestations, and practically does not cause discomfort, what happens unnoticed for a long time remains without proper treatment.
Important! External symptoms of a yeast infection are the same as the manifestations of diaper rash, chemical dermatitis, and other skin diseases. To determine the presence of the pathogen mycelium, and the species to enable laboratory testing of the infected material.
Medication
In the initial stage of the fungus does not require oral antifungals. To fight the disease through the application of topical antifungal medication prescribed by your doctor.
The Modern medicine offers easy-to-use dosage form for the drugs, for the treatment of fungal infections:
- creams;
- ointment;
- gels;
- pencil;
- solutions;
- lucky;
- powder.
The preparation of all the medicines, local measures of the active substance to destroy the fungal infection to prevent further reproduction.
Note! Nail fungus requires prolonged combination therapy. If financial possibilities do not allow to buy the popular expensive medications that you should discuss with your doctor. An experienced specialist you choose cheap but effective drugs to treat the infection.
Independent selection of medicines, regardless of the costs, only exacerbate the situation, since the pathogens can be a high resistance to the effects of the antifungal agents in a given group. Universal drug for the treatment of fungal infections doesn't exist, then how to manage the fungus, the doctor will decide.
Caution should be taken, that oral antifungal medication. Used to treat pills fungus in the body, is highly toxic, which is why a lot of contraindications. Tablets in the form of fungicide funds are permitted to use medical therapy in adults with normal liver function.
Treatment of folk remedies
Quickly get rid of the pain in the toes, using the recipes of traditional medicine is not. But if you use the home remedies in combination with pharmacy, medicine, the healing process will flow easier.
Bath
The healing bath is also an effective remedy for fungus toes between:
- Healing, antiseptic to the skin on the leg to help you bath, refreshing sea salt. Soda bath is great for training your fingers on the mushroom that the process of applying fungicidal compounds.
- Coffee and foot bath, we can contribute to a better regeneration of the affected tissues and prevent the spread of the infection. To prepare the solution you need to brew 5 tablespoons of ground coffee to a quart of hot water. Coffee bath is not too hot.
To relieve the irritation, itching may be due to regular foot baths with the decoction of herbs: celandine, chamomile, calendula, oak bark, birch leaves, flowers, purple.
Compression
The different creams, according to the recipes of folk medicine can cure uncomfortable symptoms of athlete's foot between the toes, but the antifungal properties are not sufficient to eliminate the pathogen mycelium.
Compression of birch tar, oil of celandine, garlic paste, ammonia or vinegar to relieve aching feet the discomfort and prevent the accession of a secondary bacterial infections.
Effective antimicotic ointment ready the chicken eggs, which for several days placed in a beaker of concentrated acetic essence (70%) to dissolve the hard shell. After removing the film, the dissolved vinegar with the eggs, add a little butter, and then insist for another day. The course of treatment lasts one week, the composition is applied to the affected area of skin twice a day.
Important! Without consulting specialist and medical appointments, to use means of popular traditional medicinal mushroom fingers between the children is not recommended.