The athlete's foot, which primarily affects the skin of the feet, is a common dermatological diseases. Initially it is localized to the fungus between the toes, and with the development of the process of the infection spreads to the areas surrounding healthy skin.
The etiology of the disease
Foot fungus can be infected by anyone during the visit of the areas, showers, saunas, pools, beaches and other places where you put barefoot walking. Interdigital athlete's foot is transferred through someone else's shoes, poorly treated pedicure tools.
According to a research conducted by mycologists, even in the presence of contact with the microflora pathogenic infection occurs, if the patient has predisposing to this factors:
- weakening of the immune system;
- disorders of the metabolism, diabetes mellitus;
- excessive fullness;
- blood circulation disorders in the lower limbs;
- dry skin stop, skin cracks;
- sweating;
- shoes wrong size or of poor quality;
- mechanical damage of the skin stop;
- the advanced age.
People at risk of fungal diseases, it is necessary to pay special attention to the hygiene stop and possibly avoid contact with potentially infected surfaces.
The symptoms of the fungus at different stages
The fungus on the toes of the feet in the initial phase seems to be almost the same, and runs without obvious symptoms. With the passage of time the clinical picture of the disease varies depending on the form of defeat.
Important! Dryness, flaking, itching and cracking between the toes – the first signs of mycosis. When it is detected a worrying symptoms, you must consult a physician, do not expect a worsening of the infection.
As it is, it fungus between the fingers, depends largely on the definition of its forms and stages of development of the disease. The experts distinguish four main types of fungal infections between the toes:
- Intertriginous. The most common form of fungal diseases toes. Affects only the skin between the fingers, without affecting the surface of the foot. It is localized to the mushroom on the little finger of the foot, and also one of the closest with three fingers. Appears flaking, itching, hyperemia, cracks of the epidermis. Perhaps the accession of a bacterial infection, which makes it difficult to treat fungus between the toes and creates the danger of infection throughout the body.
- Disgidroticheskaya. It is characterized by the formation of blisters full of liquid exudate, which is poured in the case of violation of the integrity of the shell. In the locality of the rupture of the vesicles and reveals the change of the skin. Wet the fungus is accompanied by severe itching, and arises against a background of an excessive sweating of the feet.
- The squamous hyperkeratotic. Different the appearance of white plaque on the skin of the fingers and the bright, malignancies, reminiscent of the cereal. The skin of the foot and under the toes thickens, leading to the appearance of the deep slowly heal the cracks. This form of fungal infection affects at the same time both feet.
- And it was deleted. The symptomatology is similar to the primary phase of all fungal infections. Characterized by small lesions of the skin, it flows without obvious clinical manifestations and virtually no cries of discomfort, from which it is passed unnoticed, and for a long time remains without proper treatment.
Important! The external symptoms of fungal infection are identical with the manifestations of diaper dermatitis, chemical dermatitis, and other skin diseases. Determine the presence of pathogenic mycelia and its membership types allow the research laboratory of infectious materials.
Pharmacological treatment
The initial phase of the fungus does not require the administration of oral antifungals. Fight with the disease must be through the local application of antifungal drugs, assigned by a physician.
Modern pharmaceuticals offers easy-to-use formulations of the funds, which are used to treat fungal infections:
- creams;
- ointments;
- gel;
- pencils;
- solutions;
- lucky;
- sprinkle.
Of all the drugs for local action there are active substances, destroying athlete's foot and prevent their further multiplication.
Note! Interdigital fungus in the foot requires a long therapy integrated. If the financial resources do not allow you to purchase popular, expensive medications, you should discuss the matter with the doctor. An expert to select inexpensive but effective drugs for the treatment of hiv infection.
Independent selection of medicines, regardless of their value, can only worsen the situation, because the pathogenic organisms may have a high resistance to the attacks of antifungals a specific group. Generic medication for the treatment of mycosis does not exist, then what, and how to treat the fungus, decides the doctor.
With caution it is worth to treat oral anti-fungal medications. Pills used for the treatment of fungus in the body, have a high toxicity and have a lot of contraindications. Preformed shape antimycotic funds is permitted to use for medical therapy in the adult population with the normal performance operation of the liver.
Treatment folk remedies
Quickly get rid of mold on your toes with the help of recipes of traditional medicine is not possible. But if you apply home remedies, in complex with pharmacy drugs, the healing process will flow easier.
Bathrooms
Healing baths – an effective tool by fungus between toes:
- The healing and disinfection of the skin of the feet help foot bath with baking soda and sea salt. Soda bath-excellent for the preparation of the hand with the mushroom at the procedure for the application of antifungal preparations.
- Coffee foot baths less popular, but they contribute to a better regeneration of the tissues and prevent the spread of infections. For the preparation of the solution it is necessary to beer 5 tablespoons of ground coffee into a liter of boiling water. Coffee bath should not be too hot.
Relieve the irritation and itching of the skin is possible, thanks to regular foot baths with decoctions of medicinal herbs: celandine, chamomile, calendula, oak bark, birch leaves, and the flowers lilac.
Wraps
Various gadgets according to the recipes of traditional medicine are really able to treat the unpleasant symptoms athlete's foot between the toes, but their fungicidal properties, is not sufficient to completely eradicate the mycelium of the pathogen.
Wraps with birch tar, oil of celandine, garlic jelly, ammonia, or vinegar of wine, relieve the sore feet from uncomfortable sensations, and prevent the accession of secondary bacterial infections.
Effective antimicotic ointment prepared with chicken eggs, that for a couple of days is inserted in a container with concentrated acetic acid essences (70%) to dissolve its hard shell. After the seizure of the film, to the dissolved in the vinegar the egg, add a little butter and you still insist day. The treatment is designed for one week, is applied on the affected area of the skin two times per day.
Important! Without the advice of a specialist doctors and appointments to apply the tools of the people and the traditional medicine for the treatment of fungus between the fingers in children is not recommended.