Nail fungus big toe and hands

This files most often diagnosed fungus on my big toe. The sooner you start treatment, the lower the probability that the infection is spread to other nails and lead to serious complications. About the specifics of this disease and to fight it we are going to discuss in today's article.

Causes the fungus big toe

The main cause of onychomycosis is a violation of the rules of hygiene. A key contact person who is sick with this disease. For example, without compliance with preventive recommendations, fungus infected environment infected.

The structure of the nail plate of the thumb largely contribute to the development of onychomycosis. The growth and reproduction of colonies of mycelium, it is easier. A huge cluster of nerve endings and blood vessels compared to the other fingers, leads to the fact that this area faster discomfort.

Nail fungus big toe may develop on the background of the following adverse factors:

• endocrine problems;
• psoriasis;
• varicose veins;
• eczema;
• immunosuppression;
• rash;
• serious infections, HIV, hepatitis, etc.;
• wearing poor quality shoes.

Childhood onychomycosis of the big toe is rare. At that time, such as the elderly, this pathology is diagnosed quite often. This is associated with reduced protective forces of the organism, and age-related changes.

When to see a specialist?

Address to the dermatologist or mycologist to the clinic is timely. The earlier the problem is identified and treated, the less consequences and complications arise.

The first symptoms of nail fungus big toe can be removed in 1-2 months. If the pathological process is moved to the running stage of the struggle it takes at least six months.

Medicine Lac

A special tool, which attracts with the price and ease of application, which is used for onychomycosis. These medicines are sold in pharmacies without a prescription. Their purpose important in the early stages of onychomycosis. Principle of operation of a therapeutic lacquer is softening of the tissues of the nail and antimicrobial effect. Because the fluid-structure -, the tool easily penetrates the deep layers of the disc, kill the fungus at the cellular level.

Local antifungal: creams, lotions and sprays

External drugs should be applied not only to the area of fungal plates, but also on the skin beside them to improve the therapeutic effect. Such funds rarely provoke the development of side effects of systemic part of the body, because they are practically not absorbed into the General circulation, so they are considered quite effective in the fight against the disease. But if the infection is run, and their application may be unjustified. Therefore, the choice of prescription antifungals or oral, should be handled by a dermatologist.

Before using the external anti-fungal medication, it is important to prepare the nail plate with therapeutic effects. You can do this, they soften with the help of foot spa, and then gently rasp and cut along the edge of the nail scissors. Most of the drugs it is recommended to use a maximum of two times a day for several months. To avoid the return of nail fungus, the medication should be continued for 2 weeks after that, when diagnosed recovery.

Drugs antifungals oral

If we talk about the chronic fungal infection, improve it only with the help of local drugs is almost impossible. The fact that infections in this case are not only present in the tissues of the nail plate, they choose a different path, that affect the internal organs as a result the penetration of the General circulation. This situation negatively affects the immune system, causes the development and aggravation of somatic diseases and So the running of onychomycosis can not be ignored.

The expert chooses the complex treatment of nail fungus in the form of a diagram the external and oral antifungals. Tools for internal reception are available in the form of tablets or capsules. Getting into the body through the gastrointestinal tract, they are absorbed into the bloodstream and destroy the spores, the mycelium from its tissues, including in the area of the thumb.

Treatment of folk remedies

Among the recipes of traditional medicine in the fight against nail fungus can be found using the following medications:

• Iodine. Bring the pathogens of onychomycosis thumb to use a foot bath by adding 8 drops of the preparation for 3 liters of water. Steamed the sheet is cut along the edge with scissors and remove the upper Horny layer of the nail file, and then treated with hydrogen peroxide and cause the anti-fungal cream. The events repeated every day, until the disappearance of symptoms.
• Vinegar. In hot water 9% table apple cider vinegar, immerse your feet for 15 minutes. The bath softens the nails, so after the procedure, it is necessary to remove loose tissue with a nail. In the early stages of the disease, the procedure is performed daily as a separate method of treatment within 2 weeks developed a sponge bath of vinegar will automatically become part of the systemic treatment.
• Lemon. Fresh slice citrus fruit is applied to the thumb nail infected with fungus and fix bandage. Packed to do the whole night. The product works like vinegar, so after waking up the nails cleaned off the pieces.
• Celandine. Fresh juice of the plant is applied to the surface of the foci of onychomycosis and skin next to them. Treatment is repeated every 2 hours good tolerability of the medicinal plants within 14 days.
• Potatoes. Pure plant boiled in unsalted water, and the resulting liquid vapor foot affected by fungus. Then, diseased nails, apply a paste of potato cake in the form of a mask for 20 minutes. Rinse with water and treat the nail plate of lard. The procedure is practiced on a daily basis.

• Coffee. Natural product, cooked and cooled to 45°C. the hot liquid to immerse the feet for 15 minutes. When the coffee bath foot rinse in running water and treated with any anti-fungal cream. The course of treatment 10 days.
• Garlic. A few cloves vegetable shredded on a grater and mix the resulting slurry with 1 tablespoon of rubbing alcohol. The tool is applied to the pockets of onychomycosis every day packed 25 minutes.
• Kombucha. Piece of product is cleaned of unnecessary movies and dirt, crushed to a pulp and lightly rubbed the stratum corneum of the nail plate. The rest of the mass is spread on a cloth compress for 20 minutes. The procedure is repeated on a daily basis.
• Soda. On the basis of sodium bicarbonate to make a softening foot bath and pasta keratolytic effect. For cooking 2 tablespoons baking soda mixed with a small amount of water mass. The resulting mixture is applied to the affected nails covering the top with plastic wrap and bandage. The poultice should be left on all night. In the morning mollit fabric is cut, in the evening repeat the manipulation again.
• White. And household chemicals has found application in folk medicine. It is applied with a cotton swab in undiluted pre-steamed and peeled nails and let soak for 20 minutes. White does not wash off until morning. After waking up the foot to clean large quantities of cold water.

In some cases, surgical intervention is necessary?

Surgical removal, the nail plate may be necessary when running in onychomycosis and ineffective treatment of local and systemic antimykotika. Some patients prefer a surgical approach, because the duration and cost of conservative treatment.

Removal of the nail thumb of the hand or foot surgery to ensure complete recovery from the onychomycosis and has no side effects, unlike the use of medications.

Errors-medication

If the fungus appeared in the nail of the great toe and the patient to continue treatment, but did not see any visible results I have doubts about the inappropriateness to apply the therapy. Usually, such situations have been observed in individuals who are self-selective drugs, without having to visit a specialist.

Faced with a lack of expected therapeutic effect, such people are accused of failures of the manufacturers of the drugs, but in fact, the reason lies not in poor quality product. Consider the basic errors for patients who have decided to cure nail fungus for yourself:

• Wrong diagnosis of the extent of the damage. If the initial stage of the disease is easier to eliminate non-specific antiseptics (hydrogen peroxide, Zelenka, iodine, etc.) and therapeutic varnish, in this case advanced onychomycosis requires heavy artillery drugs for systemic and local effects. Due to inexperience, many people only choose external antifungals, limited to a cream or a gel, so it is not surprising that the outcome of such treatment must be missing, if it is time to drink antifungal pills.
• Illiterate range of medicines. There are a large number of pathogens of onychomycosis, and to combat them, created antimycotic means of broad-spectrum. But there are situations when the actin-ingredient of the drug is ineffective against certain micro-organisms, in this case, treatment with inappropriate medicines is ineffective. Therefore, the use of particular antimycotic combine this type of fungal infection to speed healing.
• Abuse treatment. To get rid of onychomycosis of the big toe, the treatment should be strictly selected in the system without any interruption to the use of medicines. Systematic cleaning and remove loose fragments of nail plate and handling their funds fungicidal and fungistatic action, intentionally prevents the progression of the pathological process, the pathogens lose their capacity for reproduction and growth under these conditions. Enter the use of the drug slows down recovery and increases the resistance of the spores, the mycelium of action of antifungal drugs.
• Failure to comply with the rules of hygiene. Fungus on the thumb there is a danger, not only to the inner circle, but also the patient, because the infectious agents are scattered bedding, clothing, etc. Rare change socks, and other factors to promote continuous autoinfection and negatively affect the effectiveness of the treatment.

Complications

At the beginning of onychomycosis of the big toe is not dangerous and has no harmful effects on the human body. The activated form of the disease triggers the development of complications, which literally, undermine the health. These are:

• infectious agents on the surrounding healthy skin and nails;
• the weakening of the immune defense;
• a chronic disease with injury of the internal organs;
• exacerbation of chronic and indolent inflammation;
• aesthetic changes in the appearance of the nail plate, up to full their destruction.

If you continue to sit idly by and not go to the doctor at a late stage of pathology, the mycelium of the fungi begin to actively proliferate in the human body, and their metabolic products can cause the following complications:

• toxicoderma — acute inflammatory process of allergic nature, procedure, whose serious skin disease: skin rash, when it is localized not only to the outbreak of onychomycosis and skin of the body, but also the mucous membranes;
• Lyell's syndrome — a complex form of toxicoderma associated with the development of necrotic changes;
• liver disease, acute loss of liver cells, characterized by rash, colic in the right hypochondrium, General weakness, jaundice, vomiting with admixture of blood and ascites — accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity.

The effects of nail fungus big toe without proper care can lead to rather disastrous consequences — the toxic damage observed not only in liver, but heart, kidneys and other vital organs. No treatment in such situations fatal in 95% of patients.