Fungal skin lesions are very common inNowadays. The medical name for this disease is mycosis. Its causative agent is skin fungus - specific microorganisms of various species. As a rule, fungal infection is most common on the skin of the legs, namely the feet. The disease is contagious.
A fungal infection of the skin can occur due tovarious reasons. First, it may be cracked skin of the legs, especially the interdigital skin. Cracks occur on very dry skin in people with excessive sweating of the feet. Secondly, the fungus can occur with frostbite, vascular disease, varicose veins, with a constant load on the legs, as well as with low immunity and diseases of the endocrine glands.
How does the fungal infection of the skin?First of all, the disease can be transmitted from a person already suffering from this ailment, from contact through personal items. You can get infected through shoes, socks, as well as in public places - this is a swimming pool, various steam rooms and saunas, a manicure room, a gym. In these places, high humidity, namely, humidity and temperature are a favorable environment for the development of fungus. The skin of the legs is very vulnerable to this disease because it contains a large amount of keratin. Getting on the skin of the feet, the fungus immediately acts - it begins to actively grow. First, the nails are affected, and then the skin itself. Nails become dull, their usual shine disappears, and the color changes to yellow or black. Nails constantly break. The plate is deformed - either it thickens, or, conversely, becomes much thinner. There is pain, because due to thickening there is pressure on the skin. The skin around the nail may become inflamed.
When the nail is affected, the fungus spreads tothe skin itself. Initially, the disease formed cracks in the interdigital space, peeling begins, there is a very strong itching. Sweat under the action of the fungus gets a sharp and unpleasant smell. It is very hard for a person to suffer periods of exacerbation, when a rash appears in the form of red spots, blisters and large foci of erosion.
Диагностировать грибковое поражение кожи и only dermatologists can prescribe treatment correctly. The first step is scraping - a sample of the skin to determine the type of fungus. Next, antifungal medications are prescribed, the optimal course of treatment is selected. Self-medication does not help here, because the therapy prescribed by the doctor takes into account all the features of the disease. You can, of course, try some broad-spectrum antifungal medication. But, nevertheless, it is not necessary to postpone a visit to a specialist for tomorrow, because the fungus is spreading more and more every day, bringing torment and discomfort. It is always easier to stop the disease at the initial stage of its development than to treat an already long-standing ailment.
The fungus of the foot is dangerous because it is very difficultstop the process of its development. If you have undergone a course of treatment, but did not recover the disease, if even a tiny accumulation of microorganisms remains, the fungus will flare up again with the same force. If treatment is not started on time, other skin areas will also be infected.
It is necessary to remember about preventive measuresanti fungus. Avoid trying on someone else's shoes, especially do not do this on your bare foot. Wash your feet regularly with soap and then dry them, especially between your toes. Treat the shoes that you went to all day, some deodorizing agent. Take good care of your health, carry out the necessary preventive measures, and the fungus will never visit you.
