Fungal infections are manifested in different ways and can affect a number of organs and parts of the body.The most common look is the fungus of the legs.The propagation rate of the infection is individual in each individual case and depends on a certain number of factors: the strengths of resistance of the immune system, such as the pathogen and the lifestyle and the age of the patient.
In addition, the concept of fungus of the legs is expandable, because the disease can touch the foot, the fingers or the space between them or the nail plate.In each individual case, there are effective effective means of fighting the fungus.
The main symptoms of fungal infection
Before starting the treatment, it is necessary to diagnose the disease with precision.In some cases, therapy remains useless for a long time due to the fact that the symptoms of fungal infections are similar to the manifestations of psoriasis or bacterial infection (Streptococcal, Staphylococcal infections).
The best option to determine the disease is a laboratory analysis of the separate lesion or from the skin (nail) to the lesion.This method not only eliminates a particular pathogen, but also to determine its sensitivity to one or the other medication.
If there is no possibility of visiting the laboratory, you can see a mushroom photo on the Internet on the Internet and compare yourself to your case.
Signs of the disease
You must also know its main characteristics:
- itching;
- peeling of the skin;
- the appearance of small cracks;
- wet injuries;
- burning;
- painful sensation on palpation or walking;
- Specific smell of rotten;
- The appearance of thickened skin.
With damage to the nail plate, depending on the mushroom scene on the legs, you can observe:
- color change or stains;
- thickening along the edge;
- detachment;
- deformation;
- PUS distance.
At the last neglected stage, you can observe the full wiping of the nail.In this case, the treatment does not guarantee that the new nail will have a normal aesthetic form.
Which leads to the appearance of the fungus
No one is immune to infection by fungal infection.As a rule, several fundamental causes of the appearance of the fungus on the legs are distinguished, including the two factors of the human environment and the internal processes of the body.
But as a rule, the disease is felt, when at a certain time, several triggers interact with each other, they can be allocated to them:
- In the long term the same pair of shoes;
- Visit public baths, saunas, swimming pools;
- infection by pedicure instruments;
- Using shoes or socks of others;
- a long period of antibiotic treatment;
- violation of the integrity of the skin;
- Seasonal decrease in immunity or in the context of HIV.
Risk group
There are also risk groups of people exposed to fungal infections:
- patients with endocrine disorders (diabetics, patients with thyroid disorders);
- people with excess weight;
- Sweet lover;
- Infants for artificial food.
Mushroom treatment
To avoid relapses, doctors recommend using complex therapy, that is to say using drugs directly in the damage area and inside.How to treat the fungus on the legs depends mainly on the scene of its spread.
In advanced cases, pharmacotherapy is often a helpless and painful section of the foot is cut by a surgical method.This is why it is important to start treatment as soon as possible, with the appearance of the first symptoms.
To understand how to effectively fight the fungus at home, you must remember the following rules:
- In no case do not take antibiotics;
- You cannot independently remove the dead areas and try to remove the pus (such procedures must be carried out exclusively under the sterile conditions of the clinic);
- You cannot use cosmetics (decorative nail polish, scrub, moisturizing creams for stopping)
- It is strictly forbidden to make a lounge (medical) lounge pedicure.
Traditional treatment methods
Traditional therapy methods suggest the use of antifungal external drugs, tablets, immunostimulants and fungus varnish.
The treatment is carried out for a long time and usually lasts a few more weeks after all the symptoms of the disease have disappeared.
In cases where the foot fungus is observed, antifungal drugs are only applied after removing the keratinized cell layer.
This procedure must be carried out very carefully so that the cells of the infected epithelium do not spread in the air, furniture and clothing.
Keratinized areas are removed using special tools that make the skin soft.First, the leg should be held in hot water, after applying the ointment and leave it for a while (3-4 hours).
Some of the above drugs can cause allergic reactions.In the event of a second, doctors prescribe antihistamines (anti-allergic).