Fungal infection affects mainly the epidermis of the feet, is a common dermatological diseases. Initially localized fungus between the fingers, and with the development of the infectious process spreads to adjacent areas of the health of the skin.
The etiology of the disease
Foot fungus can infect any person during a visit to public showers, pools, saunas, beaches and other places that were of walking barefoot. Interdigital athlete's foot is transferred through the look in his eyes, poorly treated pedicure tools.
According to a research by mycologists, even when there is contact with pathogens, the infection occurs if the patient has predisposing factors to this:
- a weakened immune system;
- of metabolic disorders, diabetes mellitus;
- excess of fullness;
- violations of blood circulation in the lower extremities;
- dryness of the skin of the feet, the cracks in the skin;
- sweating;
- shoes of the wrong size or of poor quality.
- mechanical damage of the epidermis of the feet;
- old age.
People at risk for fungal diseases, should be especially careful to control the hygiene of the feet and to avoid contact with potentially contaminated surfaces.
The symptoms of the fungus in the different stages
Fungus on the feet in the initial phase looks about the same, and occurs without symptoms. With the time the clinical picture of the disease varies depending on the shape of the injury.
Important! Dryness, flaking, itchy and cracked between toes – the first signs of mycosis. In the detection of the alarming symptoms that you need to seek help by a doctor specialized, not waiting for the deterioration of the infection.
From the look of the fungus between the fingers, is largely dependent 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 infections of the feet. Affects only the skin between the fingers, without damage to the surface of the foot. Localized fungus on little toe, and between the closest three fingers. There are peeling, itching, redness, cracking of the epidermis. The adhesion of a bacterial infection, which complicates the treatment of the fungus between the toes and creates the risk of infection of the whole organism.
- Disgidroticheskaya. It is characterized by the formation of blisters full of liquid exudate which is poured into the violation of the integrity of the shell. In places of a rupture of the vesicles is shown the change of the skin. Wet the fungus is accompanied by severe itching and occurs in a context of excessive sweating in the feet.
- Scaly hyperkeratotic. Is the appearance of white patches on the skin of the fingers of the hands and the light growth similar to the bottles. The skin of the foot and in the toes thickens which leads to the occurrence of deep slow-healing fractures. In this way athlete's foot affects both feet.
- Delete. Similar symptoms in the initial stage of all fungal infections. It is characterised by minor skin damage, occurs without clinical manifestations and practically do not cause discomfort, which goes unnoticed for a long time remains without proper treatment.
Important! External symptoms of yeast infections identical with the manifestations of diaper rash, chemical dermatitis and other skin diseases. To determine the presence of pathogens mycelium and its species enable laboratory studies of material infected.
The medication
The initial phase of the fungus does not require oral antifungals. To fight against the disease must be through applying topical antifungal medications prescribed by your doctor.
Modern pharmacy offers easy-to-use dosage forms of agents for the treatment of fungal infections:
- creams;
- ointment;
- the gels;
- pencil;
- solutions;
- luck;
- dust.
The composition of all drugs local actions are active substances that destroy the fungal infection and preventing their further reproduction.
Note! Toe fungus requires prolonged combination therapy. If the financial possibilities do not allow to buy popular expensive medications, you must discuss this with your doctor. An experienced specialist will choose the cheaper, but effective drugs for the treatment of the infection.
Independent of the selection of medicines, regardless of cost, can only aggravate the situation, as pathogens can have a high resistance to the effects of the antifungals of a particular group. Universal drug for the treatment of fungal infections does not exist, as well as treat the fungus, the doctor will decide.
Caution should be taken with antifungals oral drugs. Tablets used for the treatment of fungi in the body, they are highly toxic and have a lot of contraindications. Tablet form of antimycotic funds permitted to be used for 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 does not. But if you use home remedies in combination with pharmacy drugs, the healing process will flow easier.
Bathrooms
The healing of the bath is effective remedy for fungus between toes:
- The healing and disinfection of the skin of the feet helps baths with soda and sea salt. Soda bath is great for training your fingers with the fungus with the procedure for application of antifungal compounds.
- Coffee and foot bath, we contribute to a better regeneration of the affected tissues, and to prevent the spread of the infection. To prepare the solution that you need to brew 5 tablespoons of ground coffee in a quart of boiling water. Coffee bath should not be too hot.
To relieve the irritation and itching due to regular foot baths with a decoction of medicinal herbs: celandine, chamomile, calendula, bark of oak, birch, leaves, flowers, lilac.
Compresses
Different lotions according to the recipes of the medicine folk can cure the annoying symptoms of athlete's foot between the toes, but its fungicidal properties are insufficient to eradicate the pathogenic mycelium.
Compressed with birch tar, oil of celandine, garlic paste, ammonia or wine vinegar will relieve the foot pain, the discomfort and prevent the accession of secondary bacterial infections.
Effective antimicotic ointment is prepared from chicken eggs, which for several days placed in a beaker with concentrated acetic essence (70%) to dissolve its hard shell. After the withdrawal of the film, it is dissolved in vinegar, the egg, add a bit of butter and repeat another day. The course of treatment has a duration of one week, the composition is applied to the affected areas of the epidermis two times a day.
Important! Without consulting specialist and medical appointments to the use of any means of traditional and folk medicine to treat fungus between fingers in children is not recommended.