Fungal infections, mostly affects the epidermis of the foot, is a common dermatological disease. Initially, a localized fungus in between the toes, and 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 on a visit to the public showers, swimming pools, saunas, steam rooms, beaches, and other places that you have to be to go barefoot. Interdigital athlete's foot is passed on through someone else's shoes, ill-treatment pedicure tools.
According to a study by mycologists, and even if there is contact with the pathogens, the infections were occurring and if the patient has risk factors that lead to this:
- a weakened immune system.
- of metabolic disorders, diabetes mellitus;
- over-full;
- violations of blood circulation in the lower limbs;
- dry skin on the feet, cracks in the skin;
- sweating;
- shoes of the wrong size or of poor quality.
- mechanical damage to the epidermis of the foot;
- old.
People who are at risk for fungal diseases, you need to be especially careful to monitor the hygiene of the feet and to avoid contact with potentially contaminated surfaces.
The symptoms of the fungus in the different stages of development
Fungus of the toes, in the initial stages it looks about the same, and occurs without the usual symptoms. With the passage of time the clinical picture of the disease varies depending on the shape of the lesion.
Important! Dryness, flaking, itchy and cracked between toes – the first signs of mycosis. After the discovery of the alarming symptoms, you should seek help to a specialized doctor, do not wait for the worsening of the infection.
From the appearance of the fungus between the fingers, to a large extent, it depends on the definition of its form and stage of the disease. Experts distinguish four main types of athlete's foot between the toes:
- Intertriginous. The most common form of fungal infection of the toes. Affects only the skin between the fingers, without affecting the surface of the foot. Localized fungus on little toe, and is among the closest three fingers. No peeling, itching, redness, cracking of the epidermis. The accession of a bacterial infection, which complicates treatment of the fungus is between the toes, and creates a risk of infection to the whole body.
- Disgidroticheskaya. It is characterized by the formation of blisters filled with fluid exudate which is poured out in violation of the integrity of the shell. In the place of the rupture of the vesicles is displayed for a change of the skin. The wet fungus is also accompanied with severe itching, and occurs against a background of excessive sweating of the feet.
- Squamous hyperkeratotic. It is the appearance of white spots on the skin of the fingers, and the user-friendly features like blisters. The skin of the foot and under the toes thickens which leads to the occurrence of deep slow-healing fractures. This form of athlete's foot affect both feet.
- Use. The symptoms are similar to the initial stages of any fungal infection. It is characterized by a small damage of the skin, occurring without clinical manifestations, and practically do not cause discomfort, it is going to fade for a long time, remain without adequate treatment.
Important! The external symptoms of a fungal infection, as the signs of diaper rash-chemical dermatitis, and other skin conditions. In order to determine the presence of a pathogenic mycelium, and his species allows laboratory study of the infected material.
Drugs
The initial stage of the fungus does not require an oral antifungal medication. To fight against the disease would be through the application of a topical antifungal medication prescribed by your doctor.
The modern remedies offers an easy-to-use dosage forms of an agent for the treatment of fungal infections:
- creams;
- ointment;
- gels;
- pencils;
- solutions
- good luck;
- in the dust.
The composition of all drugs on the local activities and are active substances that destroy the yeast infection and preventing their further reproduction.
Please keep in mind! Toe fungus requires prolonged combination therapy. If you have the financial capabilities do not allow you to buy a modern and expensive medicine, you should discuss this with your doctor. An experienced specialist will choose the low-cost but effective medications for the treatment of the infection.
The independent choice of remedies without regard to the price, it can only worsen the situation, such as pathogens, may have a high resistance to the effects of the antifungal drugs for a group. A drug for the treatment of fungal infections, there is not, and how to treat them for the fungus, he or she will decide on.
Caution should be taken in order to take an oral antifungal medication. Pills that are being used to treat fungi in the body, it is toxic, and has a number of contraindications. The tablet form of the antimycotic of funds allowed to be used for the medical treatment of an adult with a normal liver function.
Treatment of folk remedies
To quickly get rid of fungus on your toes with the help of recipes of traditional medicine can't. However, if you are using home remedies in combination with pharmaceutical drugs, the healing process will flow more easily.
Baths
The healing bath is an effective cure for the fungus is between the toes:
- The healing and disinfection of the skin of the legs, using baths with soda and sea salt. Soda bath is great for training your fingers with the fungus to the procedure for application of antifungal compounds.
- A cup of coffee and a foot bath, it contributes to a better regeneration of the affected tissue and can help prevent the spread of infection. To prepare the solution, you need to brew 5 spoons of ground coffee into a liter of boiling water. A coffee bath is not supposed to be too hot.
For the relief of the irritation and the itchiness could be a result of regular foot baths with the decoction of the herbs: celandine, chamomile, calendula, oak bark, birch leaves, flowers, lilac.
Compresses
A variety of lotions according to the recipes of folk medicine can cure uncomfortable symptoms of athlete's foot between the toes, however, their fungicidal properties, are insufficient to eradicate the pathogenic mycelium.
Compresses, with the birch tar, oil of celandine, garlic paste, ammonia, or wine vinegar will relieve the pain in my feet from the discomfort and to prevent the accession of secondary bacterial infection.
An antimicotic ointment is prepared from the chicken egg, which in a few days, put it 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 and add a little bit of butter, and insisting on one more day. The course of treatment lasts for a period longer than one week, the composition is applied to the affected areas of the epidermis two times a day.
Important! Without consulting specialist and medical check-ups to be used in any way to the people, and in the traditional medicine for the treatment of the fungus between the fingers in children is not recommended.