Athlete's foot - an infection caused by fungal pathogens of different types. Each species has its own signs and requires individually chosen treatment. Parasites can suffer the nails, around the nail area, interdigital area, and feet.
Fungal infections of the feet. The reasons
Before we examine how to distinguish the fungus from the skin of the feet, as well as review of sample photos and treatment, it is important to understand the causes.
The main cause of the formation of fungus - infestation.
There are two modes of transmission:
- Direct. Directly contacting the surface of the habitat (soil and plants) or porter (perhaps the animal and the man).
- Indirect. By contact with objects or things of an infected person.
The chances of getting a fungal infection increases in the following cases:
- The decrease of immunity. A healthy body handles the infection immediately and inhibits the microflora pathogenic. When the alteration of immune function, defence against micro-organisms are not enough.
- Somatic pathology. Such as diabetes and problems with blood vessels. They slow down the metabolism and break down the blood circulation in the lower limbs.
- Neglect of personal hygiene. The port of old socks and is not dry, the access to the beach or in the sauna, barefoot, ragged, washing the feet - all this forms favorable to the flora for the progression of the parasite. Of the same class to carry other people's things and the use of their objects of hygiene. For an infection enough quantity minimum fungal day.
- Increase the order to sweat. Due to hyperhidrosis, or neglect of hygiene. The sweat and dead epithelial particles beneficial environment for the reproduction of fungi.
- A bottom step of the shoe. Morne and non-natural materials. It does not provide adequate ventilation of the feet and the threat of the formation ranok, which will become the guide of the infection inside.
- The skin dry. In this situation, the skin has a low security fence (lipidic). The fungus can more easily pass through layers of skin and easily begin to multiply.
The most susceptible to the infection of children and the elderly. Because of the reduction of the density of the skin and weakness of the body.
Whatever the reason of the fungal infection of the skin on legs to treat the infection, defines a specialist.
Fungal infections of the feet. The symptoms
Order to the infection has a number of varieties. Therefore, with excellent types of mildew on the feet, the symptoms and the treatments vary (on the photo, you can see the differences in the manifestations of different types of lesions).
Squamosus infection manifests itself as follows:
- On one of the stop appears to be significant an area of redness.
- Then red site begins to take off. Can appear itching.
- Subsequently, attack with a second stop.
In many patients does not produce discomfort and disease is ignored. However, the risk of infecting others increases.
Launched squamosus the form can be transform into the following type (sometimes the reverse).
Dyshydrotic fungal infections of the feet (picture symptoms in the network) as a result of the event:
- On the foot and forming a multitude of bubbles formations with diameters from 2 to 8 mm Inside - not clear liquid passing through the pus.
- The small bubbles are combined into the larger and burst, forming the erosion.
- Appear itching and la baule-les sensations of swelling. Can increase the temperature.
- Healing of the erosion are left puff sites.
Usually assigned to a stop. The disease is prolonged with short periods of improvement.
The signs of a fungal infection of the feet during the intertriginous infection:
- Between the toes cracks appear to whitish edge to the start of the skin. Sometimes cracks are progressing in painful erosion.
- There is soak.
- The patient worried about the burning and itching.
- In the course of time, the skin becomes brittle. Its barrier properties are weakened, which causes the swelling and inflammation of the formation of pus. The patient has fever.
Traditionally intertriginous defeat has a long chronicle of the progression. The periods of exacerbation in the summer. To facilitate the winter.
The manifestations of onychomycosis (infection of the nails on the feet):
- Hypertrophic type. Nail plate thickens, becomes of the colour yellow. The nail begins to crumble, exposing flaky skin, the plots.
- Atrophic type. The nail plate is thin and fragile. Break easily, opening the month sites of the epidermis.
- Mould type. Progresses of the other nail pathologies. The plate is painted in brown, black, green, or yellow shades. Sometimes, you are having pustular inflammation of the lodge of the nails (paronihii).
Sometimes, when the onychomycosis, the nail plate may remain intact, covered in yellow stains. The disease begins always with free nail edge. Photo of the mycosis of the feet on the last and the first stages explain the course of the pathology.
Symptoms of candidiasis of the foot (photo of fungal infection of the skin on the feet in the network):
- the defeat is trained in the areas close to the fingers;
- the skin takes on a reddish hue, and swells;
- the home has clear limits in the form of the start of the skin;
- in the vicinity of the areas visible purulent or bubble of education.
Sometimes, this type is called interdigital yeast of erosion.
Fungal infections of the feet. Treatment
Regardless of varieties of fungus of the feet, the treatment is made complete interventions. The local tools combine the medication reception-house, as well as with the other methods.
Drugs
In a number of medicines are:
- Creams, and ointments. More skin is dry, more fat should be facilitated. Thus, for the heels plus recommended the ointment and not the cream-of-mushroom of the skin of the feet. And for the areas between the fingers of a gel or a liquid solution. It is possible to apply on the nails (at the time, the plate better pre-grind or drop it off at the hospital). Usually, the creams fungal infection of the feet, effective and inexpensive.
- The varnish. When nail varnish type are the best gels and other medications. In this case, the plate can not crush.
- Of the film. They impregnated the compositions special and superimposes it on the affected area.
- Tablets and capsules. Apply in advanced cases, to the destruction of the infection from the inside. Always taken in combination with local medication.
Usually prescribed the prolonged intake of drugs in small doses. However, for most of result, the physician may affect the treatment, which involves shorter training courses, and strong in bulk doses of anti-fungal of funds.
During pregnancy the consumption of drugs is an approach with caution. Better not to use heavy artillery before the delivery or the completion of the feeding of the child. Rather than treating fungal infections of the feet, medicines and shoes to the duration of the therapy chooses the doctor.
Replacement therapy folk methods
The treatment of athlete's foot remedies optional measure, to ease the symptoms and help destroy the infective foci. When the evil approach of this therapy can harm. It is therefore worthwhile to consult the doctor about each recipe.
Here's how to view fungal infections of the feet by means of some preparations:
- Acetic acid, the bath of baby. Member carefully washed and dried. Earn in a basin with a concentrated solution of vinegar of wine and soaked in the place of the feet. Keep 3 to 5 minutes. Do this before going to bed.
- Baking soda bath for baby. In a litre of not too hot water dissolves a large tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda and salt (marine). The feet, holding it for 10 to 15 minutes. After you rinse a little warm water.
- Composed herbal. Take identical volumes of flowers of calendula , oak bark, lemon verbena and blackberries. Mix and three tablespoons of ground, pour a glass of water. Keep over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Then strain and use as a lotion.
- Ointment. Take equal parts of pork fat (or goose fat), sulfur and copper sulfate. Mix all together and send it on the gas. When boiling the mixture, remove from heat and set at a distance from the light where it is until cooled. Focus on the patients of the area times a day.
- The compresses. Take a tablespoon of food vinegar and vodka, a teaspoon of vegetable oil and protein for two chicken eggs. All the world is stirred, sealed and put them in the fridge for 5-6 hours. In the composition, wet sterile bandage or cotton, which is then superimposed on the patients of the area for 15 to 20 minutes. Repeat the session daily. After the first procedures, flushing and redness, this is normal. During the period of several months, focusing on the neglect of the disease.
Herbal teas may be taken internally.
You can't proceed to self-medication. How to view a nail fungus of the feet and the skin of the areas knows as a doctor.
Fungal infections of the feet. Prevention measures
The specialist will tell you how to cure fungal infections of the feet in the early stages, as well as running situations. However, it is preferable not to admit the onset and progression of the pathology. This will help prevention measures:
- Do not wear shoes of someone else. As well as socks, tights and stockings.
- Do not walk barefoot in a sauna, on the beach and in the same places in common.
- Follow the regime. It should be rich in vitamins and contain a minimum of sugar.
- The time to treat the infectious diseases.
- Monitor the hygiene of the feet. And also not to use other tools and pedicure.
With a minimum of suspicion of infection is worth rushing on the diagnosis.