Classification and types of nail fungus - treatment methods

Fungal infection in toe nails are common. There are different types of nail fungus and the treatment depends on the type of pathogen. The cause of the disease is not the lack of hygiene, but many have throughout the working day for shoes.

The main symptoms and photos of onychomycosis

The essence of the infection and the progression of the disease is in contact with fungal spores dead skin. The microorganisms penetrate into all the cracks, bumps, surface roughness, damage. In almost all cases, the fungus occurs in the toenails, which immediately began to take on a sickly appearance.

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Itching, a change in the nail plate is a common symptoms that are observed in all its forms. There are more specific signs depending on the type of pathogen. Therefore, what type of fungus are there?

Dermatophyte

This form develops in contact with the pathogens Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton.

The man who is faced with the following symptoms:

  • the appearance of gray, yellow bands on the plates. First spots appear on a single key, to move to a next;
  • the nail slowly begins to fall behind the bed.

Moulds

The mold is able to affect not only the products, but also the skin and nails. The main symptom of this form of fungal disease is change the color.

With a healthy pink hue that was nasty in black, brown or green. Not less common symptom is the appearance of blackheads, spots.

Running a form of fungus

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Occurs due to infection by the fungus Candida. A negative feature is the high probability of defeat full stop. The main symptoms are:

  1. The nail surface becomes much thinner, which makes it break faster.
  2. Nail plate to change color and structure.
  3. With the development of the disease there are more powerful exfoliation.
  4. Fingers constantly swell and become red.

This infection spreads through the humidity. For this reason, it is important to follow certain preventive measures when visiting public swimming pools shower.

Classification according to the stage of development

To assign the most effective treatment, the doctor must determine what is the degree of development attained by the disease, that is to say, to correctly determine the stage of the fungus on the feet. With the development of the infection pathology is starting to extend not only close to of the nails, but also in the skin, affecting all the walking.

Surgical treatment

Forms of the disease, based on the stage of its development:

  1. Normotroficheskie, in which there is a change in nail colors and lines that appear, but the form itself does not change. This is the initial phase of the infection.
  2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which has changed the key. He very easily breaks down, becomes, in the end, that this gives the patient great inconvenience.
  3. Atrophic. The plate in this case is much more slim, that fades away, the shape, the nail is bent and is quickly destroyed. In this stage, the nail plate begins to move away from the bed. The treatment here is very serious, as the disease begins to take in the functioning of the form.

Competent therapy

To get rid of the disease is possible only with the help of a competent therapy. Depends on the type of fungus and should be based on the stage of the disease.

The doctor performs a medical professional's examination, determines the shape and the type of fungus, the study of the individual characteristics of the organism and prescribe the treatment.

The selection of the circuit

Medicine has three main patterns of treatment – systemic, therapy holistic and external media. In the first case it is assumed that the intake of medicines in form of tablets or capsules. Many of them have a large number of side effects.

In the complex treatment of therapy not only tablets, but also local drug. When the outside is minimum number of side effects, so this scheme is preferable.

An important point currently a treatment that helps only in the initial phase of the disease, that is to say, if affected, less than a third of the nail plate and no more than two fingers.

Fungi

During the treatment, in all stages and in all forms that are assigned to different external treatment methods. We are talking about creams, lacquers and solutions. The varnishes have an effect exclusively on nail fungus in the feet, without affecting nearby tissue.

Among the external means of treatment often used different creams. Not only do they effectively eliminate all signs pathological, but also soften and moisturize the nails, reducing the indicators of discomfort. Regardless of the treatment modality of fungi and preparation, it is very important to follow the instructions of the specialist and the medication. The only way to achieve positive results of treatment. The only way that the treatment will provide an antifungal effect and an optimal antibacterial effect.

The number of applications and techniques depends on the drug and on the type of mold and the shape of its development. In general, it is two to three times a day.

If you use external resources for the treatment of the fungus before each application should be removed with special tools keratinized. This will increase the penetration ability of the drug, helps a lot faster to get a positive effect, regardless of the type of fungus.

Synthesis

The total duration of therapy of fungus, the average is 6 months, and only after observing the growth of sa updated the nail plate. To achieve this result the treatment is usually not end, it must continue until, until you reach a long-lasting effect and does not completely prevent the recurrence of the disease.