Among the people of different diseases that are not life-threatening, but serious complaints are supplying are widely used. Onychomycosis is a representative of the fungal diseases. It attacks the nail plate to completely destroy it. Moist and warm environment is ideal for its propagation. Symptoms of nail fungus on the feet often carry a hidden character, and, finally, the disease is detectable already in the current Form.
The main types of mycoses
Nails affects the different types of fungal infection. The most common dermatophytes. Trichophyton red is touching the skin of the hands and feet. Its main symptoms — yellow spots or white color on the nail plates. Gradually the area of infection grows, it changes the color of the entire nail, and he begins to move away from the Lodge. In severe cases, it leads to fungal infection that affects the skin.
Trichophyton Mentagrophytes begins with mežpal'cevoj area, which goes to the top. He manifested a yellow or white spot, is transformed in the subungual hyperkeratosis. Usually the disease only affects the thumb or small Finger. Its active causative agent multiplies only in the warm season.
Much less common trichophyton purple. He is more widespread in the far East and in Central Asia. Affects the scalp and is better known as ringworm. In the absence of treatment on the nails of dark hump appear.
Fungus under the nails of the feet and occurs because of the infection, and microbial fungi. Pathogens — Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis. The disease usually appears on the background of the existing onychomycosis.
The main signs for microbial fungi:
- white spots on nails, discoloured, grey with age;
- Inflammation of the nail skin;
- purulent discharge.
All of these symptoms bring severe pain. Often yeast-like fungi are disease professional for the people, the constant contact with water. In the absence of a timely treatment of the nail plate thinner and away from the Lodge.
Even more rarely, fungi. First similar symptoms and Candida usually occurs after injuries of the thumb, and the second colors, the nails black spots.
Classification of fungal infections
Signs of nail fungus are many and varied. They are dependent on the Form of the disease and its severity. Some doctors mycoses parts according to the localization and depth of Penetration:
- The distal shape of the surface of the free edge is touched, the color of the plate will change to brown or yellow. In the course of time, the surface of the affected land is rampant, and the structure of the nail changes to a rough, uneven.
- The lateral shape is similar, only the sides of the nail affected.
- In the proximal Form the infection begins with the skin of the nail. Of the skin, the roller is a white spot that is getting bigger and bigger spreads. The surface becomes cloudy and loses its gloss, to crumble in severe cases, begins.
Some physicians prefer disease to classify the degree of thickening of the nail. In normo-trophic Form, he has the size, but the herd of the disease is visible. In the case of the hypertrophic proliferation of the skin, which leads to a thickening of the nail and discomfort when walking. Atrophic Form leads to a complete separation of the nail plate.
The complexity of the treatment of fungal nail lesions on the feet is the fact that in the majority of cases, the disease atrophy happens to be detectable at an advanced stage, if not already. The first signs of an infection — spots or streaks on the nail plates. They do not cause any discomfort, which is why the people do not pay attention to the Problem in a timely manner.
The characteristic symptoms.
You determine how a nail looks fungus on the feet is quite simple: on the plate, the colored spots appear, it can deform, scaly, and of the Lodge. With the progression of the disease, the side panels fall short blushes and scrolls. Some forms are accompanied by a skin rash in mežpal'cevoj area.
Another characteristic Symptom is a burning and itching is. Leather on the side bolsters thickens and starts to peel off, and then a nuisance appears. Comb only reinforced, it is extremely uncomfortable feeling.
The first signs of nail fungus on the feet is not only the change of the color of the plate, but also the loss of their lustre. It will be cloudy, with progression of the disease is in gray below. In trying to actively cut crumbles and breaks, with time, will make it more and more difficult. Often, the process is accompanied by an unpleasant odor. In severe cases, the entire nail plate can be thickened, so that it is impossible to cut off.
Pain occur only rarely. They appear due to the fact that the plate thickens and RUB on the shoes and it brings discomfort. In some cases, pressure on the affected areas of ingrowth of the nail provokes cheeks in the side.
Because of the proliferation of spores in the soft parts of the disturbed nerve endings. You can provoke paroxysmal pain, which also occurs in moments of rest. In severe forms of mildew, the area between the fingers is affected. Rash in the Form of small bubbles covered the skin, and when they burst, in place of the sores appear, the serious discomfort when walking.
Treatment methods
The diagnosis could be carried out safely laboratory diagnosis. Only, it allows the precise Definition of the pathogen of the disease and an effective treatment. Comprehensive therapy includes medicines for external and internal application. The ointment is to clean and dry the area.
The choice depends on the cause of the disease. The duration of the course is selected individually, but in General, missing two months. Treatment necessarily continue even after the disappearance of symptoms.
Necessarily preparations are used for oral intake. They are for the destruction of spores of the fungus. During treatment, patients must regularly return to the clinic for the Tests This allows the determination of the effectiveness of the treatment.
In rare cases, the surgical removal of the affected nails use. This method is freed from the infection, which means that the new record will also be athlete beaten. Pedicure — friendly technology, which makes it possible to remove a pain-free, to the Horny layer. The cleaning is carried out with a frequency of once every two weeks until complete removal of the affected layers.