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Foot fungus is the most common and difficult to treat disease, which causes pathogenic fungi. The disease is transmitted from one person to another, the most vulnerable are members of your family sick. Usually a fungal infection of the feet occur as a result of prolonged wearing cramped, hot and generally uncomfortable shoes substandard materials.
Because of this, the feet sweat constantly, and on this background to develop pathogenic microflora. Ill should immediately seek qualified help. Foot fungus can be treated successfully only with the help of effective medications and compliance with appropriately prescribed therapy. Follow all recommendations of the doctor the fungus to win. Just do what you need in a timely manner, because we are talking about health.
A moist environment promotes increase rapidly the fungus, especially if you skip the drying of the shoes. Saunas, swimming pools and showers are breeding grounds for infection. Therefore, when visiting such places, should ensure that personal shoes, and in any case not to walk on the floor barefoot. Dried pieces of fungus on human skin can exist for several years, and if they fall in a favorable environment, then immediately began to develop. Foot fungus can cause violation of metabolic processes in the body, diseases of the endocrine system. If the foot is deformed or impaired blood flow, disease may occur.
The early stages of the disease damage was observed in only one leg. In the future it will go to the other side. Skin on legs looks like redness. In the future, at this point it started peeling. Areas of redness and peeling can be in a different area. Itching is not observed in all patients. Many patients with squamous cell carcinoma form of athlete's foot usually do not care, and they do not go to the doctor. This contributes to the spread of the disease.
The arch of the foot (the part that is not in contact with the floor during walking) produces a lot of bubbles with sizes of 2-8 mm. Gradually small bubbles combine into larger bubbles, and then opened, and in their place are formed erosion (superficial damage to the skin). The process may extend to the arch of the foot the outer and inner side surfaces. In this place, where he opened the bubbles form extensive erosion and the area of the rash. The patient noted pain and itching at the site of the lesion. When the erosions to heal and dry, starts flaking. Disgidroticheskaya form of foot fungus going squamous. Over time, the fungal infection may be associated bacteria. The transparent contents of the vesicles becomes turbid and turns into pus. Observed severe pain, fever. Foot skin reddens even more, it swells. Disgidroticheskaya form of athlete's foot usually long. Through improve the condition of alternating exacerbations. Fungus attacks usually one leg.
Intertriginous in the form of athlete's foot if athlete and trihofitii is the most common. It can occur independently or in the background squamous cell carcinoma form. The process usually begins in the skin between the IV and V fingers of the foot. At least between III and IV fingers. The main manifestation - cracks in the skin, which is white around the rim of the peeling of the skin (superficial skin layer). Between the fingers is moisture. The patient is the itching, burning sensation.
The scene cracks can be formed erosion (superficial defects of the skin), they are accompanied by tenderness. Intertriginous in the form of athlete's foot is often a long chronic. The disease subsides in the winter and worse in summer. Over time, the skin becomes loose. Its protective function is reduced. This contributes to the penetration of streptococcal infection. Develops purulent inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, swelling, pain. Increased body temperature, worsens the General condition of the patient.
Onychomycosis stop fungi nails. Pathological changes begin to develop the free edge of the nail. The initial phase appears in spots and stripes of yellow.
The nail thickens, becomes yellow. It is very easy to crumble, and below, is exposed to the thickened and scaly skin.
The nail becomes thinner, breaks, and beneath it is exposed keratinized skin.
Onychomycosis, because of the damage, mold Usually develops not alone, but against the background of other diseases of the nails. The nail can get black, brown, yellow, green. Often develop and paronychia - a complication of purulent inflammation of the periungual bed.
The hospital should be contacted as soon as the first signs of the disease. If the skin on your feet peeling, flaking, itches, itches and hurts, so you need to go to the doctor. If you ignore these symptoms of fungus on your feet, the disease strikes the whole foot, toes and nails.
The diagnosis is made the doctor. It sets a type of fungus that struck the skin of the feet. Tests are performed only in the laboratory, they must take necessary, that the doctor will prescribe the right treatment.
What doctor you can contact if foot fungus:
Today, there are antifungal medications, which can effectively remove the body of the fungal infection. A necessary condition for treatment is long-term medication in high doses.
The best effect of the use of such preparations is achieved using the method of pulse therapy, when the dose of antifungal agents used in short courses followed by a long pause.
Treatment of foot fungus using a variety of means of local applications:
All of these substances contain anti-fungal agents, but their use is not always effective. If you do not take into account the peculiarities of the penetration of the active substance into the skin in certain areas of the foot, to use even the most expensive tools will be undetectable.
The drier the skin - the fatter one should choose based on: high heels is a better choice for cream the space between the fingers, suspension or gel. The nails, it is better to use special varnish. You can use the cream, however, the nail should be possible to cut or just remove the surgeon's office. Through the intact nail plate do not pass any medication.
Systemic antifungal therapy is always used together with the locals. In the early stages of the disease, or for other reasons, does not allow the use of strong drugs, perhaps for the exclusive use of drugs local action.
During pregnancy any treatment can cause unwanted effects. Because the process of fungal infection is long, it is recommended to avoid serious work before the birth, or until the end of lactation.
Start an independent against the use of folk methods, completely remove the scourge of the affected areas of the nails and get ready to make regular steps to disinfect shoes, clothes, bathroom and cosmetic items to care for your feet: suitable for boiling with soap - 1 ml in 5 liters of water.
It is possible to certainly add half a teaspoon of soda; the shoe is in the same ratio mix of 40% acetic acid and 25% formalin solution, soaked in a mixture of cotton wool and wipe her inner region of her shoes.
Used a cotton ball throw, and every Shoes or boots to put a piece of cotton, which is impregnated with new and Compress all media separate plastic bags; cleaning bathroom surfaces, able to think to keep yourself spores, the use of chlorinated water mixed with detergent; items beauty appointment can be an hour to put the alcohol or treated with fire, permitting the metal composition.
Dissolve a tablespoon of salt to baking soda to 4 liters of warm water and rinse it through the skin of the patient. Mix three tablespoons of baking soda with antibacterial soap and dilute them in 8 liters of warm water. Ready a foot bath three times for six days to 20 minutes.
Three liters of water, 800 ml of apple cider vinegar and a few grains of potassium permanganate. In the resulting solution is necessary to keep the feet for 10 minutes. This foot bath last week during the night.
Orange juice, taking the spot of celandine, which is torn off, lubricate the affected area, and wait for two minutes and again repeat the procedure. Dried plant crushed into powder, mixed with tea tree oil to a thick state. The resulting mixture is applied as a compress to the affected skin fungus.
Sunflower oil in an amount of 400 ml fill in an enamel container and add 1 tablespoon of comfrey, rose root, marigold flowers and peppermint. The dishes put on medium heat, the mixture is heated to 60 degrees, then remove from heat and stand for about 10 hours. Saturated solution - drain and add liquid vitamins (oil) D, E, A. the obtained oil - herbal ointment to lubricate the fungal infection of the skin twice a day.
Mix 20 grams. of honey 20 gr. eucalyptus oil and 2 teaspoons of Apple cider vinegar and put in the fridge for three days. The finished ointment to lubricate the affected area once a day.
A cotton swab moistened with a 5% alcohol solution of iodine. Gently treat the affected by the fungus spots skin. You can use this procedure twice a day.
A small piece of Kombucha attach to the nail, wrap a bandage and leave overnight. With the help of a patch of night, attach to the inflamed nail is cut along the leaves of Kalanchoe, which covers at the same time they nail.
After cleaning the affected fungus region between the fingers of the fat birch tar. Do not rinse. Prepare a decoction of the leaves of plantain, yarrow, wormwood and chamomile, a little to condemn, pour the broth into the tub and lowered his feet for 10 minutes. After the procedure, preferably to the affected area to lubricate the anti-fungal cream.
Onion juice to lubricate the affected the fungus on the skin, allow to dry and do not wash, leave overnight. Moisten a cotton swab with tincture of propolis of 20 %, applied to the affected area, attach the plastic and bandage. Compresses is recommended to use at night.
Twice a day to wash his feet with a sea salt solution - a tablespoon per Cup of warm water. Cook in a water bath of a strong decoction of chamomile, oak bark and calendula and take the prepared herbal bath for 10 minutes three times a day.
The first thing that can cause the appearance of the fungus is excessive sweating of the feet, almost always, if a person is in a closed Shoe. The patient should know that the fungus can easily withstand low temperature even after freezing it is still as the causative agent. And high temperature to kill the infection, in order to prevent foot fungus you can use boiling. If the clothes to be treated this way, and then another and then ironed, the fungus dies. Disinfection of shoes is the perfect formalin, if the one percent solution process, then after 20 minutes, the infection will be amazed.
