According to the statistics, every tenth resident of our planet suffers from the legs of the legs or, as it is also called, epidermophytosis. Very often, men suffer from this disease, which is no longer due to the characteristics of physiology as for the fact that male representatives are more often and longer than women, wear closed shoes.
Mushroom on the legs: causes and risk factors
The disease can be caused by one of the following reasons:
- Insufficient body hygiene in general and foot in particular;
- uncomfortable and too close shoes;
- Excessive sweating of the feet;
- violations in the work of the human immune system;
- plates and other types of deformation of the feet;
- use of public pools and bathrooms;
- Insufficient bath hygiene and showers;
- Excess weight;
- Problems with blood circulation in the legs.
General symptoms of the foot mushroom
The mushroom on the legs can manifest itself in different ways:
- Skin inflammation on the heels and on the feet cushions;
- itching of various degrees of gravity;
- crepes;
- peeling.
An accurate determination of the type of mushroom that impressed the feet will help choose the correct treatment of this disease.
Mushroom on the legs and its types
In medicine, it is customary to secrete 3 main types of mushrooms: membrane, such as moccasin, vesicular. And each of them is inherent in both general and characteristic symptoms.
Signs of membrane mushroom:
- Localization in the area of the 4th and 5th fingers;
- characteristic of most types of mushrooms - stairs;
- Itching.
The mushroom on the legs of the type of moccasin differs from others:
- Inspe with the sole of the feet;
- deeper cracks;
- painful feeling;
- The damage to the nails, which, like the skin of the feet, are inspected, while acquiring excessive fragility, which can even lead to the loss of the nail plate.
The vesicular mushroom is characterized by: blisters filled with fluid and location on the bottom of the foot.
Foot mushroom: diagnostics
The diagnosis of "foot mushroom" is made by a dermatologist based on the patient's examination. More detailed studies: scraping, skin biopsy, cultivation - will help the doctor carefully determine the type of mushroom that impressed the patient. In addition to everything, the doctor leads an investigation into patients to show this disease in the past. The latter is particularly important, since often recurring manifestations of the mushroom for a certain period of time report the transition of the disease in a more serious form, which is more difficult to treat.
How to treat a standing mushroom?
Foot mushroom therapy does not require a stationary observation and is carried out on an outpatient basis. In most cases, the patient prescribed external antifungal drugs. It is worth noting that often people who suffer from the foot mushroom do not turn to a specialist at all, limiting themselves to taking drugs sold in the pharmacy without a prescription. This scenario often leads to a favorable result of the disease. However, it should be remembered that prolonged therapy of the disease, accompanied by a deterioration of the condition of the legs, indicates an advanced stage of the disease. The best way to this situation will be to visit a specialist who will help to choose the optimal remedy for mushrooms.