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Foot fungus is a very unpleasant and very common infectious disease. According to statistics, every five people in the world at least once in life to notice symptoms of a fungal infection. The wide distribution of the fungus will only interfere with the body's defenses, as well as modern medicine. Athlete's foot can be cured, it is only important to recognize the disease and begin proper treatment.
Fungal skin diseases (mycoses) often arise because of weakened immunity. The human body is not able to defend themselves against pathogens, it is prone to various diseases. This affects not only the internal organs. Changes in local immunity lead to increased permeability of the skin. The skin can no longer fulfil its protective function and pathogenic agents to drop inside, causing the development of inflammation. Develop a foot fungus is an unpleasant phenomenon, which can significantly spoil the life of any people.
Cause fungal diseases and any damage to the skin. Grazes, scratches and cuts, not to mention the open wounds – all this is the gateway to any kind of infection. And if a healthy person is able to cope with the fungus, immunocompromised persons, any wound can cause the disease. The fungus penetrates the skin, multiplies and causes considerable discomfort of his existence. In advanced cases, the fungus on the toes can go into the skin of the feet and legs, causing serious diseases.
Factors provoking the development of fungal infections:
Foot fungus is a common problem people visit public baths and saunas. Hot, humid room – an excellent breeding ground for the fungus and resettlement on the skin of the person. Infection can be by the pool and on the beach. In any place where you have to walk barefoot or use someone else's (public) shoes the risk of fungal infection increases.
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When visiting bath, sauna or on the beach don't forget to change footwear.
It was found that fungal skin disease of the feet and nails are more common in people who have excess weight. Fungal infections also occur in diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The fact that such a disease suffer from blood circulation in the lower extremities. Some small scratches diabetes cured long enough and is a perfect gateway to a fungal infection. Fungus between the toes is a frequent companion of the elderly, because of age-related decline in immunity.
Looks like that toe fungus? Signs of the disease is difficult to confuse with something else, and an experienced doctor diagnosis enough one look at the patient. Typical symptoms in order to identify the fungus at a very early stage of its occurrence:
The symptoms can be very different. Some people have fungus between your toes is manifested in the form of weeping sores. In some cases, ulcers, and cracks can be covered with typical white or yellowish scales. Peeling sufficiently strong or slightly noticeable. Often between the toes is an area of flaking and dead skin.
A typical symptom of fungal infection are itching, but its difficulty can be very different. Some itching is very painful companion of the disease, while in others the fungus causes only mild discomfort. Fungal skin infections are usually red, are possible signs of scratching. All these features allow to accurately identify the fungus and to distinguish it from other skin diseases.
Fungal infection between toes quite often combined with the defeat of the nails. Typical nail fungus look like this:
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Upon detection of the first signs of a fungal infection should see a doctor.
Athlete's foot usually starts between the third, fourth and fifth toes, but can spread to the whole foot. Ulcers, cracked and oozing are the typical symptoms of progressive fungal infection. Itching in this variant of the disease is quite strong. Ulcerative form occurs most often on the background of stress, as well as when wearing uncomfortable and poorly ventilated shoes.
In some cases the fungus leads to not only cracks and weeping sores. With the development of a fungal infection can cause small blisters filled with clear or cloudy fluid. In this way, the skin swells and reddens. Over time, the bubbles burst, and are replaced by a shallow depression. Ulcers, very sore and pretty slow to heal. Scarring is not typical. This form of fungal infection is called highly corrosive.
It is removed in the form of disease the skin changes are so much. In chronic disease of the skin peel off only in certain areas. In the first place is the peeling and roughness of the skin. Gradually the skin becomes rough, has a characteristic yellowish color. Over time, the process can go to the leg, thigh and buttock area.
In order to recognize the fungus on the feet, just carefully examine the skin of the feet, interdigital spaces and nails. Typical signs of the disease allow us not to doubt the diagnosis. To figure out what the fungus lives on the skin, you need to take a scraping from the affected area and sending the material to the laboratory. Bacterial cultivation of the material allows you to accurately determine the causative agent. The results of the study will be ready in a few days, then the doctor can begin to treat the fungal infection.
Fungus treatment between toes begins with the choice of antimycotic drugs. All the funds that can be used to treat infection, medicines are divided into General and local action. The local treatment used in the early stages of the disease, when the fungal infection involves only the skin between the toes. Also drugs local action widely applied in combined lesions of the nails.
Different drugs can be to choose the right remedy to almost any situation. Set antimycotic funds should be a dermatologist. Self-medication in this situation may lead to deterioration, because the wrong drug can speed up the progression of the disease. In addition, many antifungal drugs, has a number of contraindications and can cause serious injury.
What tools help foot fungus? The defeat of the interdigital folds are best used in lotions and creams. It should be remembered that the skin in this area is quite thin. Careless operation can damage the space between the toes and cause infection. Ointment or cream should be applied carefully in a thin layer over the cracks and sores. Treatment should capture not only affected by the fungus, but the skin for 2-3 cm all around the place. This is necessary in order to destroy elements of the mushroom sites still healthy skin.
What is better to use foot fungus cream or cream? The choice depends entirely on the form of the disease. The ointment is recommended for use on dry and flaky skin. It penetrates deep into affected area and effectively fights fungus, passed into the chronic form. The ointment can be applied to the under side of the drug penetrated into the deeper layers of the skin.
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Check with your doctor what medicines you should choose.
The treatment of fungal infections, the cream should be under expressed exacerbation of the disease. Itching, oozing, ulceration and erosion – this is direct indications for the application of the cream. The cream is quickly absorbed into the skin almost without leaving traces on clothes. Preparations in the form of a cream does not penetrate deep into the leather and is not used for severe peeling of the skin.
Many medications that eliminate the fungus on the feet, are available in two forms. Dermatologists advise to apply the lotion at night to enhance the effect tools dry and thickened skin. The cream can be used during the day to eliminate the sores and oozing, as well as under clothing. Unlike a cream, the cream is absorbed much worse, and often leave bad traces in washed linen.
What drugs you can cure the fungus between the toes? The choice of tools depends on the identification of the pathogen. The most commonly used antimycotic drugs on the basis of econazole, ketoconazole, terbinafine and other substances. Many drugs will let you improve not only the fungus, but a bacterial infection, so can be used for mixed lesions of the skin of the feet.
Treatment of fungal foot can only topical agents. In some cases, doctors prescribe the means, which affect the whole body. Systemic treatment may be necessary when lesions of the interdigital spaces of several at once, and in any case, the transformation process of the nails and feet. In my practice, dermatologists most often used tools on the basis of fluconazole and Itraconazole. All these preparations effectively relieve itching and inflammation and contribute to the removal of the main symptoms of fungal infection.
Systemic antimycotic agents have several limitations. These drugs often cause the development of side effects:
Long-term care of foot fungus, the systemic medications can cause serious malfunction of the whole organism. That is why it is so important that these funds were to appoint only the doctor after a full examination. The duration of treatment and dosage of drugs is selected based on the current infection and the presence of various comorbidities of the patient.
Important point: the treatment of systemic antimycotic drugs has got to stop! Should not stop medication without urgency. Incomplete treatment can cause the development of drug resistance. In the future, to get rid of fungal mutation and to achieve recovery will be difficult.
It is possible to cure foot fungus folk remedies? It is believed that non-traditional treatment methods are really able to relieve itching and eliminate other symptoms of fungal skin and nails. A good remedy for athlete's foot is considered Kombucha. This plant was introduced in japan in the last century, and for many years enjoyed great popularity. A small piece of Kombucha into the toes twice a day for a month. The course of treatment if necessary can be repeated after a two week break.
Getting rid of fungus is also applied to propolis and tea tree oil. Treatment of fungal foot is possible with the help of baking soda dissolved in hot water (1 tablespoon of baking soda 3 liters of water). Solution treat affected areas of the skin and nails twice a day. We must remember that to treat fungus folk remedies can only in the early stages of the disease. In advanced cases, when the fungus struck the entire skin of the feet and nails should always consult a doctor.
Treatment of the fungus between the toes of the traditional or folk remedies – a long and complicated process. It is possible to avoid the development of fungal? To prevent infection, the skin of the feet helps the following recommendations:
When the first signs of the fungus between the fingers, contact your doctor.
