According to statistics, almost half of all appeals to a dermatologist, in one way or another, is associated with fungal diseases. You can collect the infection when visiting the pool, the sauna, having visited the beach or visiting the teacher's shoes.
Learn everything about how to recognize the fungus of the nail fungus on the legs without scrapes and the use of other diagnostic methods: the symptoms of the manifestations of the initial and chronic stage of the disease.
Many do not even suspect that the banal sweating of the legs, accompanied by an unpleasant smell, that more than half of the population of our planet suffers, is one of the main symptoms of the nail fungus. This ailment runs the risk of getting sick, which at least a bit neglect personal hygiene.
The fungus of the nails is waiting everywhere, especially in places of public use. And the worst part is that nail fungus is a fairly insidious disease: its treatment is long and not always successful, since mycosis is inclined to relapses.
To recognize the disease in time and begin your treatment, you must know all the signs of the fungus in your legs.
How does the disease spread?
The infection is caused by parasitic fungi. An ideal environment for reproduction and development is a greater moisture in combination with a warm atmosphere. In general, it is accepted that the main places where the risk of infection with the nail fungus is high are bathrooms, saunas, aquatic parks, swimming pools, manicure rooms, etc.
However, statistics completely refute these statements: nail fungus can be collected at home through common things (towels, shoes, clothing, carpets, shower or bathroom), if one of the family members already has this problem, or at a party, for example, through shoes, kindly proposed by the owner (and it may not even suspect the presence of a disease).
But what factors affect the development of a fungal disease? Such fundamental moments are observed, which leads to infection with onychomycosis:
- decrease in immunity;
- Nail plate injury;
- violation of blood circulation in the lower extremities, which can occur when wearing tight shoes;
- feet pathologies of anatomical nature;
- obesity;
- diabetes mellitus;
- Increase in sweating.
To at least partially protect yourself, you must use your things exclusively, carefully treat the bathroom and shower with antiseptics, wear a personal towel, clean and regularly wash carpets, disinfect shoes. And not to lose the favorable moment for the treatment of mycosis (after all, everyone knows that therapy is more effective in the initial stage of the development of the disease), they must know the first signs of the nail fungus.
Having recognized the first signs of nail fungi, you must immediately communicate with a specialist who will prescribe the optimal treatment regime.
How do different types of onylomycosis manifest?
3 types of onylomycosis are determined, each of which manifests itself in their own signs.
You can determine the presence of a fungus on your nails yourself, but only a specialist can establish a precise diagnosis. To do this, you must visit the clinic, take to analyze the scraping of a nail or a painful skin located around it. In addition, a dermatologist prescribes a microscopic or cultural study.
Signs of pathogen fungi of the disease
The success of the treatment of nail fungus depends on how correctly the pathogen is diagnosed. This is explained by the fact that the disease does not cause a type of fungi, but several, and each of them is sensitive to certain medications. That is, if a type of fungus is resistant to one medication, then the other pathogen dies of this product.
More often, the cause of nail fungi:
- yeast;
- dermatophytes;
- mold.
If the cause of the nail fungus became yeast, then it is almost impossible to identify the disease immediately. The signs of the fungus in the nails of the legs in this case are the following (they appear after a long period of time): peeled of the nail plate and light peak of the skin near the nail (the itching can be absent). The failure with yeast occurs in 4-4. 5% of cases.
Dermatophytes affect a person's nails much more frequently than the previous pathogen: this is 94. 5% of all cases of nail infection with a fungus. The dermatophytes are of three types, each of them manifests in different ways:
The last type of fungus is mold. Its pathogen is molds. This disease is in just 1% of cases. A fungus of this species develops more often in people infected with HIV.
Other symptoms of fungal nail infection
Often at the beginning of the disease, obvious signs of damage to fungal nails are absent. However, to be careful, you can notice some changes in the nail structure and its appearance.
As mentioned above, longitudinal or round whitish spots may appear on the nail plate, the nail can become waves, while their softness and brightness are lost.
Progressing, the disease more and more destroys the nail plate: first it changes its shadow, then the surface of the nail becomes squamous, thick or thick, relaxes, breaks. The color of the nail depends on the type of fungus became the causal agent of the infection.
In addition to the main signs of onylomycosis, there are others:
- the fragility of the edges of the nail plate or its entire surface;
- Distortion of the shape of the nail, squamous structure of its structure;
- Blacation of the nail;
- Cutting nails under the skin;
- dysbiosis, drowsiness, general weakness;
- detachment of the bed of the bed of the nail, which leads to the formation of a plate under the nail of a whitish or yellow tone with an unpleasant smell;
- itching, cracking, burning of the skin in the vicinity of the affected nail;
- Disbiosis, drowsiness, general weakness.
Any deviation in the appearance of the nails on the legs must be alert, since this may indicate the development of the fungus of the nail. The first action in this case is a trip to a dermatologist who will confirm or refute his fears. If this is not done immediately, the disease will progress.
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this disease. However, in addition to purely aesthetic problems and discomfort, the fungus can cause serious complications, to purulent infection of affected areas and even gangrene development.
Therefore, do not tighten with the treatment, take action at the same time, since the disease was detected.
How do you see the nail fungus?
Each third person on Earth found a problem like the stratification and enclosure of the nails, the cloud of the plate; This is onicycosis. The disease affects several age groups. The nail fungus on the legs (the photos are presented below), extends rapidly and adapts to new conditions. We will consider in more detail the main factors of the occurrence, types and methods to treat the fungus.
What is nail fungus?
Onicycosis is a pathology that destroys nail plates. The fungus eats keratin, the base of construction of the nail. The infection falls into the intercellular space and its division begins. In the advanced stages, the pathology can affect the skin of the feet, the intercal area, the heels.
Do not start the fungus and treat it immediately
Causes of nail fungus
An infected with onychomycosis is quite easy. The infection can stalk on the beach, in the public soul, in the pool. A high probability of catching a fungus of infected relatives or acquaintances (using common lives).
There are several main requirements that can cause the entry of virus into the human body:
- A weak immune system: a decrease in protective forces due to infectious or inflammatory diseases;
- Vascular pathologies (veins blocking) violations of the work of internal organs (diabetes), which leads to problems with blood circulation in the lower extremities;
- Lower damage to the skin on the feet (abrasions, microcks, calluses, calluses) that arose as a result of the use of tight shoes;
- Ignore the eruption of diapers and the intensive sweating of the lower extremities;
- Violation of precautionary measures: Try someone else's shoes, visit public places without sneakers and negligence of leg hygiene.
Types of nail fungus
Onicycosis can cause various types of fungi. Dermatophytes, for example, appear in the form of cloud of the nail. There is a formation of yellow spots along the edges or in the middle of the plate. In addition, longitudinal stripes can be observed throughout the affected area.
In the last stages of nail fungus, surgical intervention may be required
The yeast fungus causes the deformation of the nail plate. She is very sophisticated and begins to get away from her place, becomes gray. Metabolism in injured cells worsens, furrows appear in the nail roller. In addition, inflammation, edema and redness appear in the adjacent epidermis, the disappearance of the clove skin is observed.
Mold bacteria can damage the nail plaque if there are already diseases that cause nutritional nail disorders. In this case, there is also a cloud of the plate, a change in its color (from light yellow and greenish to brown and even black).
To find out the cause and pathogen of negative changes in the skin and nails, you must communicate with a specialist. An independent determination of the disease and its treatment without consulting a doctor can be full of consequences.
Popular methods
Against fungal infection at an early stage of development, non -traditional agents can be used. The following are the most effective:
- Every day in the morning and before bedtime, until the symptoms disappear completely, apply iodine to nail plates beaten by a fungus;
- Mix 3 tablespoons of water with a teaspoon of glycerol, vinegar and iodine. The composition of the nails for 10 days;
- Mix 9% vinegar with water in a proportion of 1 to 8. Estimate the legs in the resulting liquid for 20 minutes. The procedures are repeated every two days. There must be 7-10 of them in total;
- Place a raw egg in the container and pour 9% vinegar. After the complete dissolution of the peel, remove the remaining movie, mix the vinegar with the egg. The solution is treated with nails infected with fungi twice a day for 3 weeks;
- Dissolve 4 teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide in 2 liters of water. In the bowl, lower your feet, keep them for 20 minutes. The treatment course is 10 days;
- To moisten a cotton swab in peroxide, join the nail, affected by fungal infection. Before the procedure, the legs must be steamed in a bath with soft drinks. In the upper part, the compress is wrapped with cellophane. Keep an hour. Therapy lasts 2 weeks;
- Moisten a cotton cotton in 20% of propolis alcohol, join an infected nail. Keep the compress until it is completely dry. The procedure is carried out twice a day. The treatment continues until the symptoms of the disease disappear completely;
- Clean the garlic clutch, cut it on the floors. To wet in salt and completely grate the nail. Procedures to do twice a day until the characteristics of the fungus disappear completely;
- Add 2 teaspoons of ammonia to a glass of water. In the solution, moisten a cotton cotton, apply it on the nails affected by the fungus, leave it during the night. The course of therapy is 7 days;
- Mueling the onion thoroughly until the suede is formed. Apply the product to infected nail plates for half an hour. The treatment is carried out daily to complete recovery;
- Muela mint, sage and chamomile in equal proportions. Pour the medicinal plants on the foot and put them at night. Every day, the grass must be changed to the frescoes. The tool is used as an addition to other methods;
- Take in amounts equal to tea tree oil and a jealous. To soak a cotton pad, place it on an infected nail for 45 minutes. The treatment course is 20 days. The tool is not allowable to use during pregnancy;
- In 500 ml of water, prepare 6 teaspoons of ortiga leaves. In a decoction, moisten cotton, place it on nail plates with onychomycosis. Continue the treatment until the symptoms disappear completely.
All popular remedies can only be used after consulting with a dermatologist. Many of them can cause allergic reactions. It is easier to cure onychomycosis combining non -traditional medications with medications.
In the initial stage, the fungus in the legs seems almost invisible slots or white points. Often, a person finds out about the presence of a fungal infection only during a visit to a dermatologist. This is due to the fact that it is almost impossible to recognize the disease during this period. If the therapy begins in time, the disease cures quickly.