The athlete's foot, affects primarily the epidermis of the feet, is a common dermatological diseases. Initially localizes fungi between the toes of the feet, and with the development of the process of infection is spreading in areas adjacent to the healthy skin.
The etiology of the disease
The fungi of the feet can get any person at the time of the visit the public baths, swimming pools, saunas, beaches, and other places that are expected to walk barefoot. Interdigital athlete's foot is transferred through the outside shoes, ill-treated pedicure tools.
According to a research of mycologists, even if the contact with pathogenic microflora of the infection occurs, if the patient has predisposing to this factors:
- weakened immune system;
- metabolic disorders, diabetes mellitus;
- the excess of fullness;
- violation of the circulation of the blood in the lower extremities;
- dry skin stop, the crack of the epidermis;
- sweating;
- shoes of the incorrect size or poor quality;
- the mechanical damage of the epidermis of the feet;
- the advanced age.
The people who are in the group of risk to fungal infections, you should be especially attentive to hygiene, stop, and avoid contact with potentially contaminated surfaces.
Symptoms of fungi in the different stages of
Fungus in the toes of the feet in the initial stage is seen almost in the same proportion and develops without any symptoms. With the passage of time, the clinical picture of the disease varies in function of the manner of the defeat.
Important! The dryness, peeling, itching and cracking between the toes – the first signs of mycosis. When an alarm is detected from symptoms, you should go to a specialized doctor, without waiting for a worsening of the infection.
In fact, as seen fungus between the fingers, it largely depends on the definition of its forms and stages of development of the disease. Specialists distinguish four main types of mycoses between toes:
- Intertriginous. The most common form of fungal diseases of the toes of the feet. Only affects the skin between the fingers, without affecting the surface of the feet. Is located the fungus in the little finger, legs, as well as between the three fingers. Appears scaly, itchy skin, congestion, the cracks of the epidermis. Perhaps join a bacterial infection, which complicates the treatment of fungi between the toes and creates the risk of infection in the entire body.
- Disgidroticheskaya. It is characterized by the formation of blisters filled with fluid exudate, which is poured out in violation of the integrity of the wrap. In the zones of rupture of vesicles manifests itself in the change of the epidermis. Wet mushrooms accompanied by itching and occurs in the midst of the intensification of sweating in the feet.
- Squamous hyperkeratotic. It is different from an aspect the target of an attack in the skin of the fingers and clear of tumors, such as corn. The skin of the feet and under the toes becomes thickened, which leads to the occurrence of deep slow-healing of cracks. This mycosis is surprising both soles of the feet.
- Eradicated. Of symptoms di i is similar to the initial part of all mycoses. It is characterized by small lesions on the skin, it develops without the express of the clinical manifestations and almost does not call the discomfort, of the that is overlooked and for a long time remains without its due treatment.
Important! The external symptoms of the mycosis are identical to the manifestations of diaper dermatitis, chemical dermatitis and other skin diseases. To determine the presence of a pathogen of the micelle and its species membership allow studies of laboratory-infected material.
The pharmacological treatment
The initial phase of the fungus is not required to receive oral anti-fungal. The fight against the disease must be through the application of local antifungal medication prescribed by your doctor.
Modern pharmaceuticals offers comfortable in the use of dosage forms of the media that is applied for the treatment of fungal infections:
- creams;
- the ointments;
- gels;
- pencils;
- solutions;
- varnishes;
- the powder.
In the composition of all the medicines of local action are present active substances, they destroy the athlete's foot, and prevents their further reproduction.
In the note! Interdigital fungal in the foot requires long therapy. If the financial capacity does not allow you to buy popular expensive drug, you should talk with your doctor. Expert pick up affordable and effective medications for the treatment of the infection.
Independent of the selection of medicines, regardless of its value, can only worsen the situation, because the pathogen may possess a high resistance to the effects of the anti-fungal of a particular group. Generic drugs for the treatment of mycosis does not exist, therefore, and how to cure fungus, you decide to the doctor.
With caution should try to the anti-fungal by mouth. Pills used for the treatment of fungus in the body, are highly toxic and have many contraindications. Own treatment of the way antimycotic tools can be used for the medication therapy of adults with normal indicators of liver function.
The treatment remedies
Quickly get rid of the fungus in the toes with the help of recipes of traditional medicine can't. But if you apply home remedies, in a complex with pharmacy drugs, the healing process will be more easy to leak.
Tubs
The healing powers of the bath – effective tool of fungi between the toes of the feet:
- The healing and disinfection of the skin of the feet help to the sink with the baking soda and sea salt. Soda bath for babies is ideal for the preparation of the fingers with the mushrooms, the procedure of application of antifungal compositions.
- The coffee in the foot baths less popular but which contribute to a better regeneration of the tissues and prevent the spread of the infection. For the preparation of the solution must be to make 5 tablespoons of ground coffee in a quart of boiling water. Cup of coffee, a bath should not be too hot.
To reduce the irritation and itching of the skin is possible thanks to pedal baths with decoctions of medicinal herbs: celandine, chamomile, marigold, the bark of the oak, birch leaves, purple flowers.
Packs
Different lotion from the recipes of folk medicine are really capable of curing the unpleasant symptoms of mycosis between the toes, but its fungicidal properties is not sufficient to completely eradicate pathogenicity of the mycelium.
Packs of birch tar, oil, celandine, garlic porridge, liquid ammonia or wine vinegar rid the feet sick of shameful feelings and prevent the accession of secondary bacterial infections.
Effective antimicotic ointment made with hen's egg, which on some days is put in a container with concentrated acetic essences (70%) until the dissolution of its firm shell. After the collection of the film, dissolved in vinegar egg and add a little butter and still insist day. The course of treatment is counted in the week, applies to the composition of the affected area of the epidermis two times a day.
Important! Without consulting specialist and medical assignments to apply any tool popular and traditional medicine for the treatment of fungus between the fingers of children, categorically, that it is not recommended.