Onychomycosis-Damage in the nail with pathogenic fungi-dermatophytes.According to several sources, from 10% to 30% of the world's population suffers from nail fungi.It is possible that the reason for this in weak symptoms that do not disturb a person at the beginning of the infection.However, after the fungus activity begins to cause inconvenience, its treatment becomes problematic.
How to recognize a fungus of the foot
Primary symptoms are expressed by itching around the nail, the intercataterial zone.In the future, there is an inflammation of the nail roll, ulceration of the skin between the fingers, the pain.Failure damage begins with color changes, nail plate: spots (white, yellow), the stripes appear.The nail surface loses its shine, becomes similar to the wave.If you do not pay attention to the problem, affected nails will be thickened and deformed so that they can no longer be hidden by any cosmetic method.
There are three stages of Onychomicosis:
- Normotorofici- Smaller spots on the surface of the plate, maintaining the thickness, shape, brightness of the nail.
- Hypertrophic- Deep defeat causes nail tissue growth, characterized by a loose structure, waves similar to nail borders.
- Atrophic- The affected nail is rejected;In the nail bed, there are deformed residues of the nail fabric of an atypical color.
The fungus is contrastWith symptoms of onychomycosis, you need to contact a dermatologist (ideally - for a mycologist).After all, close people can be mainly infected, as the hardest to avoid in the family of close contact (and infection).
Independent treatment with pharmacological antimicosis, especially tablets, is not recommended.The tablets announced by the manufacturer as a fungal slaughtering weapon may have a side effect that does not harm the patient.In addition, disease pathogens can be different types of fungi.Only a doctor can choose as effective tablets as possible on each specific injury.And only in a medical institution is it possible to identify the "enemy" using laboratory research (scraping, sowing).
Risk factors for infection with a nail fungus
It can be seen that children virtually do not suffer from a nail fungus, possibly due to the rapid growth of the nail.The age group begins from young people to old age.More often, the fungus affects people:
- With weakened immunity - chronic diseases, frequent colds, diabetes, HIV.
- Do not observe personal hygiene - walking in public places with an increased risk of infection (baths, saunas, pools) without shale, using other people's shoes using other people's families (towels, manicure accessories).
- In contact with patients with mycosis - if the family has a person with a nail fungus.
Hand damage may occur due to frequent exposure of aggressive agents (detergents, cleaning agents).Violation of nail plaque integrity with chemicals, the formation of nail microcracy facilitates the penetration of the fungus on the nail.
The fungus on the legs will be happy to settle in a person who practices inadequate shoes: a tight air and not passing that promotes the sweating legs: a warm, wet environment and even with the formation of microcracks, leafy of feet and nails - this is an ideal place for life and fungus reproduction.
Treatment with medicines for onomicosis pharmacies
The treatment of nail fungus exists in the form of taking medications inward (tablets, capsules) and local exhibition (ointments, baths, compresses).For high quality treatment, a comprehensive method is used: a combination of tablets and treatment with external means of affected areas.The especially careful and comprehensive treatment requires a fungus of neglected nails.
Treatment can last up to 1 year and include, among others, a general strengthening therapy: a balanced diet, vitamins, good rest and a dream to increase body resistance.
Fungal preparations for oral administration (orally)
The form of treatment with pills and suspensions is convenient: you don't have to mess with baths, use sauces with fingers compaction.
ATTENTION: All anti -fi nor tablets kill not only a parasite but also a useful microflora.Tablets can cause allergies, cause an exacerbation of a chronic disease.Therefore, it is impossible to use them yourself.
Laser therapy
The procedure is performed in a hospital with a neglected form of the disease.It is usually combined with the surgical removal of the thickened affected part of the nail.In addition, this method is the ability to quickly cure onychomycosis.The disadvantage can be called a considerable cost of the procedure.
External Use Funds to Combat the Fungus
The pharmaceutical industry produces ointments, sprays, tincture to process feet and nails.
The composition includes antimycotic from a Allamic group or Azol drugs.Some of them have a wide range of actions - successfully struggle with different forms of fungi and bacteria.Others may affect only a certain group of microorganisms, but have a strong fungicidal effect (fungus - mushroom, caedo - kill), unlike a less radical fungistatic effect - deceleration and reproduction of pathogenic fungi.
Ointments are applied 1 to 3 times a day on affected nail plates and adjacent tissues.During night application (before bed), the treated area is wrapped in a movie and wearing socks to increase the duration of the exhibition, to improve the effect.
Sprays and liquid medicines are more unpretentious: after applying them, you don't have to attract your legs or sit for 40 minutes.With stained feet.After drying them (after a few minutes), a person can move without an unpleasant sensation of the alkaline fingers.Sometimes, in the annotations of liquid medicines, it is recommended to paste the nail surface with a water test or dressing after treating the feet.
It is unreasonable to treat the fungus: Only the doctor can choose a medicine that is ideally suitable for a particular patient.Advanced treatment, concomitant infections, a fungus of more than one species (dermatophytes usually "help" fungi in the form of yeast and mold).All of these nuances affect the choice of dosage form (tablets, ointments, dyeing), dose, duration of treatment.
The treatment of nail and feet fungi is long (sometimes up to 1 year), especially with extensive injuries and advanced forms of the disease.The mycelium of mushrooms can penetrate deep into the fabric, doing its black action for years.He was found even in the periosteum, which indicates the seriousness of this disease, the need to carefully fulfill the entire complex of prescribed procedures.
PRE -PREPARATION OF THE FEET
Before applying the pre -Natures - this applies to all antifungal agents for external use - the legs are climbed into the water with the addition of sodium and salt baking soda, well washed with soap (preferably tar).Collector nail particles are removed using manicure scissors, tweezers, files.After that, the legs are dried with a towel, cleanse the affected nails, the intersion with hydrogen peroxide.
After the end of the work, the manicure set is treated with alcohol or any projects to avoid infected with their own tools.
Household recipes for the treatment of ringworm
Official medicine does not deny domestic methods to combat the fungus.But doctors recommend the use of domestic methods such as auxiliary products or for early treatment treatment.However, popular rumor states that proper frequently and perseverance, even a neglected form of the disease can be healed at home.
They treat nail fungus with a medicine or alternate different recipes, depending on individual conditions and abilities.So, for example, at night, you can make a compaction of an ointment with a feet movie and, in the morning, clean your nails with alcohol tincture before you work.The gun to combat the fungus is available in all houses, the preparation of families is not difficult:
- With iodine treatment: All nails are lubricated with tincture 2 - 3 times a day.The affected nails are clean twice in a procedure.By iodine, you can cure the initial form of onychomycosis.
- Garlic Recipe: Chopped garlic insists on alcohol obtained by tincture at least 2 times a day.For treatment, you can use a garlic, without alcohol.Garlic juice squeezed at the time lubricate nail plates at night.
- Purpose Treatment: The alcohol tincture of Puria treats the legs similar to a garlic recipe.
- Vineyard Revenue: In 9 %vinegar, moisten a cotton pillow, secure the nail, fixing -a with a sticker.Do at night for 2 to 3 weeks.Every 7 days to break for 3 days.
- Tea Mushroom: To curl a piece of the mushroom on the nail or fix it with a sticker at night.The mushroom can be replaced by a slice of lemon.
- Soda food: After steam of the legs, a mixture of soda and small salt (in equal proportions) is applied to wet legs, rubbed with energy movements, paying special attention to nails and interdigber zone.Having kept the “exfoliator” for 5 to 8 minutes, washed with a hot cleaning decoction.Tighten nails with soda with compressors made of hydrogen peroxide goes well.
- Extreme form of therapy: White "Beneid" is applied to nails 2 times a day.The chlorine contained in the solution is a universal killer of all microorganisms, and fungi are no exception.
- Complex Revenue: The washed egg is immersed in 9 % vinegar until the shell is completely dissolved.After that, add 20 g of oil, mix well (the egg can be thrown away).The resulting lyric is stored in the refrigerator, lubricating the feet 1-2 times a day for 3 weeks.
Whatever the treatment chosen, you should not play the procedures after the first disappearance of symptoms.The form of relapse of onychomycosis occurs in 10% - 20% of people.It is better to expect a complete nail renewal, if necessary, moving from aggressive recipes to the most kind.
If there is no time to get involved independently in treatment, you should pay attention to the fastest way to treat a laser.
To exclude relapses and re -infection with a foot fungus and nails, the shoes are treated with antimic sprays or underwent house disinfection: cleansed with a vinegar solution, soda, washed with tar soap.The socks of the patient with onychomycosis are allowed not only to wash with the addition of agents containing chlorine, but also for iron with hot iron.
To avoid onychomycosis infection, after each visit to insecure places (beaches, swimming pools, public baths), use folkloric people (vinegar cleaning) or doctors (ointments) means for prevention.