Redness, peeling of the skin on the legs, the appearance of cracks between the fingers, ulcers on the feet, a change in the condition of the nails: loss of shine, the usual pink shade, thickening of the plates: these and other signs indicate the development of a fungal infection. Every fifth resident of the earth is sick of mycosis. Therefore, it is necessary to know how the mushroom on the legs appears and behaves, which causes lead to its appearance and how to treat this unpleasant disease.
Reasons
In most cases, mycosis infection comes from a person to a person directly or through the surrounding objects. The favorable conditions for the reproduction of the mushroom are fever, humidity. Controversies can also maintain profitability in a dried state, after a little processing of manicure tools.
The main reasons for the disease include:
- Lack of regular toes of the feet.
- Accommodation with a person suffering from a mushroom.
- Using someone else's shoes, socks.
- Stop the lesions.
- Visit the common areas "mushrooms" (beaches, bathrooms, swimming pools).
- Insufficient processing of pedicure accessories.
- Wearing shoes tight from synthetic materials.
- Professional damage (work in high temperature and humidity conditions).
- Shoot shoes in a shop without sock or detachment.
Fungal diseases in humans develop more quickly against the background of the characteristics of the functioning, as well as the changes that lead to the suppression of immunity, altered local circulation, changes in the conditions of the skin. The reasons of the body are as follows:
- Endocrine pathology (diabetes, obesity);
- pregnancy;
- States of immunodeficiency;
- increase in sweating;
- foot diseases;
- Vascular disorders;
- Chronic skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis);
- Long -term intake of drugs that suppress immunity (corticosteroids, cytostatic).
Types of pathogenic mushrooms
Mushrooms on the human body feed on proteins: keratin, elastin, collagen, dividing them with enzymes: keratinase. The location of mycosis depends on the activity of keratinis and the ability to digest different types of keratin.
Mycosis on the legs cause the following types of mushrooms:
- Trichophophyton Rubrum-a type of mushroom-patapiti that inhabit a layer of keratinized skin. Due to the cutting of the lichen, the damage to the epidermis, the nails in 80 % of cases.
- Trichophophyton Mentagraphytes causes Epidermophytius to stop.
- Trichophophyton Interdigital. On the legs, the mushroom causes dermatophytosis, onychomycosis.
- Mushrooms of the candid genre influence skin and nail plates with a serious reduction in immunity affects the skin and nails plates with a serious reduction in immunity.
Fungal skin lesions
From mycosis on the legs, the lesion of the skin during psoriasis (sometimes it is called dry mushroom) - red plates with peeling and a tendency to merger that rises above the surface. These elements are often found on the knees, on the legs. This disease is not associated with a fungal infection.
The manifestations of the foot mushroom are conditioned in four main forms. The agreement is in a combination of clinical signs and the possibility of going from one to the other.
In interstalous form, the skin is suffocated in the interdigital spaces. The mushroom of the skin of the legs manifests itself in the form of itching, burning, is accompanied by an unpleasant smell. Often the infection affects the foot from the intervals between 3 and 4, 4 and 5 fingers. The skin becomes red, impregnated with humidity, plagues, crying areas appear between the fingers. These signs develop independently or on the background of an existing squamous form.
Note! For the typical interstal injury, the attachment of a secondary bacterial infection that aggravates the disease. The bacterial and mycotic eczema develops with the formation of a rash not only on the foot, but inflammatory elements appear on the ankle, lowering.
The squamosa-siperkeatotic advanced form looks like the common and huge corn on the sole with cracks. Initially, mycosis of the skin of the legs can attract attention with dryness, peeling the skin of the feet, raw corn limited on the heels. People consider these symptoms an individual feature and do not turn to a dermatologist. Leather lesions can accompany itching, burning. If you look at the photos of the mushroom on the legs with this form of mycosis, you can see deep cracks against the background of an inspection (and, so to speak, Shod in Moccasine) of the skin of the feet. These manifestations are painful. The squamous form is characterized by the involvement of the nail plates with their destruction, a delay behind the nail bed.
The manifestations of the Dyshidrotic (vesicular) shape of the foot mushroom are rare. The main symptom of the disease is the formation of bubbles with a thick and transparent content shell. They are located on the single side of the foot, the fingers as single or unloading formations. Then the bubbles are opened with the formation of erosion with purulent crusts around the edges. The complications of the vesicular lesion include:
- Allergic toxic reactions. They develop for 4-6 days, often symmetrically located: swollen reddish papules can be found on the foot, the lower part of the leg, the forearm, the face, the mucous membranes.
- Connection of a bacterial or secondary viral infection with the development of the eczema.
The canceled shape of the mushroom on the feet is characterized by minimum lesions, so it is not easy to recognize it. The main signs: the appearance of intestinal peeling, the formation of Microcack between the fingers, the discomfort, the combustion. With a long course, the nails plates are involved.
Nail fungus
The onychomicosis appears due to the skin mushroom on the fingers, the feet, in the absence of attention to the problem and adequate treatment.
The first symptoms and signs of onychomicosis can also go unnoticed. You need to contact the nail fungus on the legs and contact a dermatologist on:
- change the color of the nail plates;
- the appearance of yellow or grayish spots;
- loss of shine;
- I wait on the surface of irregularities;
- stripes in the structure of the nail;
- increase in fragility.
There are various classifications of onychomicosis. From the appearance of the nail plate, they are divided into:
- Normotrophic. The fungal infection changes the color of the nails in yellowish gray, the thickness and the shape remain the same.
- Hypertrophic. This type of mushroom is characterized by gross changes: the nails become yellow, thicken. If you look at the photos depicting this type of onychomycosis, you can see a characteristic brave shape of the plates. Transversal studies, loosening and fragility in the free edge are visible. Such a change in nails leads to their growth. Walking becomes painful.
- Onicicitico. The nails plates become thinner, they change color, exfoliating from the nail bed.
According to location and the degree of damage to the nail plate, the following types of onychomycosis are distinguished: distal; side; mixed, proximal; total; surface.
Defeat candidiasis
Separately, it is necessary to take into consideration the damage to the mushrooms of the candid genre. These conditioned pathogenic mushrooms cause deep mycosis (affect the internal organs) and superficial (dermatomicosis, onychomycosis). In normal conditions, human immunity suppresses the reproduction of this mushroom and a massive infection does not occur. Therefore, Candida's activity manifests itself with significant disorders in the body protection body and requires an in -depth examination to establish the cause of immunodeficiency. The first signs of infection are difficult to distinguish from injuries, freezing.
The fungal damage to the legs develops as follows:
- On the fingers of the legs there is an inflammation of the nails rollers with redness, swelling, cracks on the skin, the appearance of the discomfort in any movements. Under the nail plates, a purulent separate whitish shade is formed.
- Inflammatory changes in the skin lower, the disease becomes chronic. The skin around the nail thickens, stops growing. The infection affects the nail plates.
- The nails on the legs begin to thicken, to sprinkle. Their color becomes brown, brown. The violation of the flow of blood leads to refusal.
Diagnostics
The diagnosis of the mushroom on the legs includes:
- Conversation with the patient (complaints, accompaniment diseases, working conditions, clarification of the possibility of infection).
- Inspection.
- Laboratory research methods (skin scraping, microscopy nails, sowing of a dedicated crop with determination of sensitivity to drugs, from IG G to Aspergille, candidates).
Treatment
The mushroom on the legs requires immediate treatment that a dermatologist (or mycologist) will prescribe. It is possible to perform outpatient positions.
How and how to treat the mushroom from the legs depends on a series of conditions:
- localization of the pathological process;
- degree, severity of defeat;
- the presence of concomitant diseases;
- age of the patient;
- In case of women's therapy - the fact of pregnancy, breastfeeding.
The treatment of the mushroom on the legs takes a long time and its main objective is the disappearance of clinical and laboratory of infection. An incomplete therapy course leads to the relapse of the disease.
Drug therapy
Pharmacological treatment is carried out using antifungal drugs that not only destroy mycosis, but also help to remove the manifestations of inflammation and eliminate secondary infection.
They are divided into:
- Local. Apply to the lesion (ointment, gel, cream, spray, paint, solution).
- Systemic ones: take orally (tablets, capsules, solutions).
In the initial phase of a fungal infection, drug therapy is limited to the appointment of local funds. With common mycosis, with a serious course, the connection of systemic antifungals is required.
Treatment with popular remedies.
There are many tips on how to get rid of the mushroom on the legs of popular and home remedies. Most implies an external use and some - inwards. However, you shouldn't drink and apply Dubbie compositions to your feet in the hope of bringing neglected mycosis. These popular methods can damage health.
Note! The most common and effective home remedy for mushrooms are the legs for the legs with salt, soda, essential oils. These therapeutic procedures prepare feet and nails for the application of drugs.
Surgical treatment
With enormous fungal damage, the nails plates must be removed. This method is safe and practically has no contraindications. An alternative to surgical manipulation: the use of pasta and ointments to soften the nails followed by the removal.
Laser treatment
The use of a laser to combat onychomycosis is based on heating and destruction of the mushroom spores with a direct radius. This technique allows you to quickly treat onychomycosis, safe and applicable in patients who are contraindicated in systemic treatment.
Treatment of dermatomicosis
To start the treatment of the mushroom, local antifungal agents are used on the legs. If after a 2 -week treatment course there is no improvement in the condition, an antifungal agent is required. In case of serious damage, the skin mushroom requires the prescription of systemic drugs. The therapy continues until the complete elimination of the infection.
Treatment of omicomicosis
To eliminate the initial manifestations of the nail fungus, local drugs are prescribed. Mycosis with an injury of over 2/3 of the nail area, which involves the growth area, distribution to other plates - an indication for taking systemic drugs. The onychomycosis with enormous destruction of the nail plates begins to be treated with surgical removal of the tissues concerned of the nail. This method provides access to the focus of the infection.
Important!
The treatment of omicomicosis is carried out before the cultivation of healthy nails and can last up to 12 months.
The appearance of the mushroom on the legs can be caused by various reasons. A careful attitude towards your health will help to recognize the disease in time and start treatment.