A fungal infection affecting mainly the epidermis of the legs is a common dermatological disease. First, a localized fungus in between the toes, and the development of an infectious process spreads to adjacent areas of healthy skin.
The etiology of the disease
Foot fungus can be infected to anybody visiting public showers, swimming pools, saunas, beaches, and other places, to go barefoot. Interdigital athlete's foot is passed through someone else's shoes, and ill-treated pedicure tools.
According to the study by mycologists, and even when it is in contact with the pathogens, the infection will only happen if the patient has predisposing factors that is this:
- a weakened immune system;
- from a metabolic disorder, diabetes;
- excess of fullness;
- violation of the circulation of the blood in the lower extremities;
- dry skin on the feet, cracks to the skin;
- sweating;
- shoes of the wrong size or of poor quality.
- mechanical damage to the skin surface of the legs;
- the age of the.
A person who, at the risk of a fungal disease, you should be especially careful to monitor the hygiene of the feet and to avoid contact with potentially contaminated surfaces.
The symptoms of the fungus at different stages of the
Fungus on the toes in the early stages it looks about the same, and occurs without any symptoms. Over a period of time the clinical picture of the disease varies depending on the shape of the lesion.
Important! Dryness, flaking, itching and cracking between the toes – the first signs of mycosis. Upon the detection of disturbing symptoms, you should seek the help of a specialized doctor, not waiting for the deterioration of the infection.
From the appearance of the fungus between the fingers, to a large extent depends on the definition of its forms and stages of the disease. The experts there are four main types of athlete's foot between the toes:
- Intertriginous. The most common form of fungal infection of the foot. It affects only the skin between the fingers, without affecting the surface of the foot. Localized fungus on little toe, and between the closest of the three to the fingers. There is a peeling, itching, redness, cracking of the epidermis. The approach of the bacterial infection, which makes it difficult to treat a fungus in between your toes and creates the risk of infection of the whole organism.
- Disgidroticheskaya. Characterized by the formation of blisters, filled with a fluid exudate which is poured out in the conflict with the integrity of the shell. In places of a rupture of the vesicles was shown to modify the skin. The wet fungus accompanied by severe itching, and occurs against a background of excessive sweating of the feet.
- The squamous hyperkeratotic. It is the appearance of white patches on the skin of the fingers and of the light growths that resemble blisters. The skin of the foot and under the toes thickens which leads to the occurrence of deep slow-healing fractures. This is a form of athlete's foot affect both feet.
- Delete the file. Symptoms are similar to the initial stage of all of the fungal infection. Characterized by a minor skin injury that occurs without any clinical manifestations, and practically do not cause discomfort, what to do, unnoticed, for a long time remained without adequate treatment.
Important! The external signs of fungal infection are common manifestations of diaper rash, chemical dermatitis, and other skin conditions. For the determination of the presence of a pathogenic mycelium and the of its kind, enabling laboratory studies of contaminated materials.
Medicine
In the early stage of the fungus does not require oral antifungals. The fight against the disease would be the use of a topical antifungal medication prescribed by your doctor.
Modern day pharmacy offers the easy-to-use dosage forms of agents for the treatment of fungal infections:
- cream;
- ointment;
- gels;
- they;
- solution:
- be happy;
- in the powder form.
The composition of any of the drugs for local action, which are active substances that destroy the fungal infection and prevent its further propagation.
Note! Toe fungus requires prolonged combination therapy. If the financial possibilities do not allow you to purchase the popular and expensive medicine, you should discuss this with your doctor. An experienced professional will chose the low cost, but effective drugs for the treatment of the infection.
Independent of the selection of the medicinal products, regardless of the price, it can only worsen the situation, as pathogens may have a high resistance to the consequences of the antifungals of a particular group. The universal drug for the treatment of fungal infections does not exist, so how to treat a fungus, the doctor will decide.
Care has to be taken into account that the oral antifungal drugs. The tablets are used to treat a fungus in the body, they are highly toxic and have a lot of contraindications. The tablet form of the antimycotic of the funds are permitted to be used for the medical treatment of the adult with the normal functioning of the liver.
Treatment of folk remedies
To quickly get rid of the mold on your toes with the help of recipes of traditional medicine can't. However, if you are using home remedies in conjunction with a pharmacy drug, and the healing process will flow more easily.
The bath
A healing bath is a powerful remedy for the fungus between toes:
- The healing and disinfection of the skin of the feet help, baths with soda and sea salt. The barrel room is great for training your fingers, from the fungus to the procedure for application of antifungal compounds.
- Coffee and foot bath, we contribute to a better regeneration of the damaged tissue, and to prevent the spread of infection. For the preparation of the solution, you need to brew 5 tablespoons of ground coffee into a liter of boiling water. The bath isn't too hot.
To relieve the irritation and itching may be due to the regular foot bath with a decoction of medicinal herbs: celandine, chamomile, calendula, oak bark, leaves of the birch trees, the flowers, a lilac.
Compression
A variety of lotions according to the recipes of folk medicine, you can treat the uncomfortable symptoms of athlete's foot between the toes, however, their fungicidal properties, is not sufficient for the elimination of pathogenic mycelium.
Packs, with the birch tar, oil of celandine, garlic paste, ammonia, or wine vinegar will relieve your aching feet from the discomfort and to prevent the accession of a secondary bacterial infection.
Effective antimicotic cream, prepared from hen eggs for a couple of days is placed in a beaker with concentrated acetic essence (70%) to dissolve its hard shell. After the removal of the film, it is dissolved in the vinegar the egg, add a little butter, and stick one of the day. The course of treatment, which lasts for a week or so, the composition is applied to the affected areas of the epidermis two times a day.
Important! Without consulting specialist and medical appointments, if you wish to use any of the means of popular and traditional medicine for the treatment of the fungus between the fingers in children is not recommended.