A fungal infection affecting mainly the skin of the foot, is a common skin diseases treatment. Initially localized in the fungus between my toes, and with the development of the infection spreads to the surrounding areas of healthy skin.
The etiology of the disease
Foot fungus can penetrate anyone's while visiting public showers, swimming pools, saunas, beaches and other places that are supposed to walk barefoot. The toes of athlete's foot is transferred through someone else's shoes, ill-treated pedicure tools.
According to studies, mycologists, though not common pathogens, infection occurs if the patient has predisposing factors for this:
- a weakened immune system;
- metabolic disorders, diabetes mellitus;
- excessive fullness;
- violations of blood circulation in the lower extremities;
- dry skin on the feet, cracks in the skin;
- sweating;
- shoes of the wrong size or poor quality.
- mechanical damage to the skin of the foot;
- old age.
Persons risk of fungal diseases, should be especially careful to monitor the hygiene of the feet and to avoid contact with potentially contaminated surfaces.
Symptoms of the fungus at different stages
Fungus on the toes in the initial stage looks about the same, and occurs without symptoms. 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. When observed by alarming symptom, you need to seek the help of a specialized doctor, not waiting for the deterioration of the infection.
It looks like the fungus between the fingers, depends largely on the definition of its shape and the stage of the disease. Experts distinguish four main types of athlete's foot between the toes:
- Intertriginous. The most common fungal infection of the toes. Affects only the skin between the fingers, without affecting the surface of the foot. Local fungus on little toe, and between the closest three fingers. There is peeling, itching, redness, cracking of the skin. Accession to the bacterial infection, which complicates treatment of the fungus between the toes and cause infection of the whole organism.
- Disgidroticheskaya. Characterized by the formation of blisters filled with fluid exudate, which is poured out of the violation of the integrity of the shell. Places rupture of the vesicles is shown, change the skin. Wet the fungus associated with intense itching and occurs against a background of excessive sweating of the foot.
- Squamous hyperkeratotic. Is the appearance of white spots on the skin of the fingers and light growths resembling blisters. The skin of the foot and under the toes thickens, which leads to the appearance of deep slow-healing fractures. This form of athlete's foot affect both feet.
- To be removed. Symptoms resemble the early stages of all fungal infections. Characterized by small skin lesions occur without clinical symptoms and practically do not cause discomfort, what happens goes unnoticed for a long time without proper care.
Important! External symptoms of fungal infection are similar to the manifestations of diaper dermatitis, chemical dermatitis and other skin diseases. To determine the pathogenic mycelium and its species, so laboratory studies of contaminated materials.
Medication
The initial stage of the fungus does not require an oral antifungal. To combat the disease should be applying topical antifungal medications prescribed by your doctor.
Modern pharmaceutical industry offers easy-to-use dosage forms of agents for the treatment of fungal infections:
- creams;
- cream;
- gels;
- pen;
- solutions;
- lucky;
- powder.
The composition of all drugs local actions are active substances that destroy the fungal infection and prevent their reproduction.
Note! Toe fungus requires prolonged combination therapy. If financial possibilities do not allow to buy popular expensive drugs, you should discuss this with your doctor. An experienced specialist will select the inexpensive but effective drugs for the treatment of infection.
Independent selection of drugs, regardless of cost, can only aggravate the situation, because the pathogens can be of high resistance to the effects of antifungal drugs particular group. Universal medicine to treat fungal infections doesn't exist, so how to treat a fungus, the doctor decides.
Caution is oral antifungal medications. Tablets are used to treat fungus in the body, are highly toxic, and has a lot of contraindications. Tablet form antimycotic funds allowed for use in medical therapy in adults with normal liver function.
Treatment of folk remedies
Quickly get rid of fungus on your toes with the help of recipes of traditional medicine can. But if you are using home remedies together with pharmacy drugs, the healing power easier.
Baths
A healing bath is effective remedy for fungus between the toes:
- Healing and disinfecting the skin of the feet to help baths with soda and sea salt. Soda bath is good training for finger fungus procedure, the application of antifungal compounds.
- Coffee and foot bath, we will promote regeneration of the affected tissues and prevent the spread of infection. You can prepare the solution you need to brew 5 tablespoons of ground coffee per liter of boiling water. Coffee bath should not be too hot.
Relieves irritation and itching can due to regular foot baths with the decoction of medicinal plants: celandine, chamomile, calendula, oak bark, birch leaves, flowers, lilac.
Pack
Different creams according to the recipes of folk medicine can improve the unpleasant symptoms of athlete's foot between the toes, but their fungicidal properties are insufficient to eliminate the pathogenic mycelium.
Pack birch tar, oil of celandine, garlic paste, ammonia or vinegar to alleviate a sore foot discomfort and to prevent the accession of secondary bacterial infections.
Effective antimicotic cream is made of chicken eggs, which number of days is placed in a beaker with concentrated vinegar essence (70%) to dissolve its hard shell. After removal of the film, it is dissolved in vinegar the egg, add a little butter and requires another day. The course of treatment lasts one week, is applied to the affected areas of the skin twice a day.
Important! Without consulting expert, and doctor's office to use all means in the folk and traditional medicine to treat fungus between fingers in children is not recommended.