The pathogens of fungal diseases are plant microorganisms - mushrooms. Mushrooms are widespread in nature; they can parasitize animals and man. Infection occurs when a person with a sick person or animal and in contact with the items containing the elements of the fungus.
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Fungal diseases (myoses)
Mushroom diseases (mycoses) occur when the propulsion of specific fungi in the human body. Most often face nails and leather stop. When suspicion of fungus, it is best to immediately turn to a dermatologist who can put an accurate diagnosis and assign treatment. If you are engaged in self-medication or leaving the disease without attention to the fungus can move from a sick nail to healthy, and then spread to nearby areas of leather or nails. To this not happen, prescribed both external means (special varnishes, ointments, plasters) and internal antifungal drugs.
Some fungi can affect deep layers of skin and penetrate the body, causing deep mycoses. These diseases occur, as a rule, people with reduced immunity and suffering from chronic diseases, as well as during long-term intake of antibiotics. Deep methods include candidiasis and diseases caused by mold fungi, in particular aspergillosis.
Fungus can be infected with animals. Stamping deprived, for example, you can pick up from stray cats and dogs, less often the source of infection is another person. In this case, one or more rounded pink spots covered with schetes and crusts arise. It is also possible to damage the hair and the scalp. Dermatologist deprived treatment.
Dandruff may occur in men, and in women and children. According to statistics, 30% of the population of the Earth have dandruff, and 50% at least once in life suffered from it. The immediate cause of the dandruff in most cases is fungus, however, the factors causing its strengthened reproduction can be quite diverse. This is seborrhea, and reduced immunity, and chronic infections, and hormonal disorders, and even incorrect hair care. Find the cause of dandruff and to designate optimal treatment can trichologist - hair specialist.
Fungus nail and stop
Fungal diseases of nails and stop are widespread. In Russia, the nail fungus has every fifth person, in Moscow — Every fourth.
Causes of fungal diseases stop and nails
Doctors share fungal diseases stop and nails into two groups. The first include diseases called epidermofitilation caused by the fungus TRICHOPHYTON INTERDIGITALE, to the second — Rubrofytiyi, arising from the reproduction of the fungus TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM. These fungi can affect both nail plates and interfallated folds, soles and the back of the foot.
Factors contributing to infection with fungus:
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Cracks, abrasions in interfallated folds caused by sweating or dry skin, loss, poor drying after water procedures, narrowness of interfallated intervals, flat-growing, wearing close shoes, etc.;
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Vascular diseases, frostbite limbs, standing, varicose veins, decrease in immunity, endocrine diseases, stress;
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Professional factors - work on mining enterprises, in the metallurgical and chemical industry. Military personnel and athletes often suffer from fungus and stops, which is also due to the peculiarities of their profession.
The disease can be transmitted with close contact with the patient or through the items that he used. «Dangerous» From the point of view of infection are baths, pools and other common areas with high humidity. There for fungus created perfect «Greenhouse» Conditions: Heat and moisture. In addition, nail plates, almost entirely consisting of keratin, are an excellent nutrient medium for fungi.
Manifestation of nail fungus
Once in the nail plate, the mushroom grows and multiply very slowly. Gradually, he dissolves the nail, occupying its place, and applies to the skin around.
With fungal lesions of skin stop, the process often begins with interpal folds. Cuts and peeling are formed in these places. Later, the skin begins to blush and itching occurs. The process often goes to the back surface of the foot, sole, the plantar part of the fingers. Other clinical species of fungal infection are also possible.
The nail fungus is manifested as follows:
Nail color: White, Yellow, Brown, Black. Nail dull, opaque.
Nail surface: uneven, rough. Nail crumbs.
Nail thickness: thickening or thinning / stratification.
Nail shape: Deformed.
Nail roller: not changed or inflamed.
Significant deformation of nails and their thickening creates certain difficulties when they haircut. In addition, the pressure of a thick deformed nail to the subject to the fabric (nail bed), as well as the pressure of the shoes on the nail in many cases can cause pain.
Diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases
Diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases conducts dermatologist. The doctor first will send you to make scraping — To determine the kind of fungus and assign the necessary treatment. Moreover, those or other medicines are prescribed, based on the general state of the patient, the presence or absence of other diseases. Therefore, self-effectiveness is inefficient, and sometimes may even worsen the course of the disease.
The main danger of fungal leggings is that the disease will progress all the time. If the fungus is not treated, then, starting on one nail, it will go to others, and then on the nearby areas of the skin or nails. In rare cases, even the defeat of the internal organs is found.
In addition, the causative agents of this disease, being very strong allergens, can rebuild the sensitivity of the body and thereby cause various kinds of allergic reactions.
Many patients prefer to enjoy wide advertised antifungal varnishes and ointments. It should be remembered that antifungal varnishes helps only at the first stages of the disease and do not act on the whole thickness of the nail − In many cases, drugs (tablets) are needed inside. In addition, some of the creams act only on the skin, not penetrating into the nail. These funds are intended mainly for prevention.
Sometimes people do not appeal to doctors, fearing the complete removal of the nail plate. This will not happen, since the removal method is no longer applied. Currently, powerful antifungal drugs are used, which, with proper use, is completely eliminated from fungus.
In the process of treating fungal infection and after its end it is important to disinfect everything, with which the fungus comes. Disinfections should be exposed to floors, walls, bathing, shower, bathrooms, as well as personal belongings: linen, shoes, skin care objects and nails.
Reduce the risk of infection with fungus can be compliance with the following recommendations:
- use an individual towel;
- wearing individual home shoes;
- After the pool, be sure to take a shower;
- Do not wear slippers;
- not to try in the store shoes for barefoot.
