The epidermophthosis of the foot is a fungal disease, which causes pathogenic dermatophytes that settled on the skin of the person, from the genus of trihophiton.
There is a complex nail and leather infection and leather in legs and between toes that are interconnected.
Diseases of some occupations that are in heat and high humidity, favorable for the development of fungi are especially sensitive to diseases - these are athletes, miners or people simply do not follow foot hygiene.
The reasons of appearance
The main condition for the appearance of the disease is the infection of the skin legs, ie the entry of a fungal dispute.This happens in public places or in direct contact with a bracket through personal hygienic products, for example, shoes or socks.
The main places of accumulation of different fungi are public showers, baths, saunas, locker rooms and so on.
In addition, favorable conditions for the development of the fungus should be created, which is facilitated by the following factors:
- increased humidity;
- Foot sweating;
- Long-term wearing unpleasant shoes;
- Socks or low-quality shoes with insufficient ventilation;
- Professional activities (sports, work), when the legs are in constant heat and experience a downtime;
- Thrombosis of veins;
- Blood vessel diseases;
- Mellitus diabetes;
- impaired immunity;
- Overtime work;
- Stress and nervous overpocking.
Fungi is not activated always when on your feet, because the body has its protective functions.The disease occurs only in the presence of pathology.
For example, the socks shake blood vessels, and the blood supply level is reduced, or the legs are constantly warm with high moisture, and the acidity of the skin decreases, creating favorable conditions.
This also facilitates stress and overwork that reduces body protection from any pathogen.
Symptoms and phases of fungi
The disease is characterized by the forms and phases of the epidermophysis.The main symptoms characteristic of all forms are also cheering and redness of the skin between the toes and on their feet.There are four stages of the disease:
Deleted or mild stage
Between the toes, the lightweight foci of the skin peeling is observed, the feet are clean.The patient practically does not feel discomfort or other unpleasant symptoms.
Divine hyperkeratotic phase
At this stage, the disease manifested more clearly.On the finger phalanges and between them, as well as on the sides of the foot, there are seals of the skin brown or bluish shade.
The skin is peeling with dry scales.The patient has increased his feet.The shapes of white and yellow may seem similar to corners.
Infected places a puffy itching.An unpleasant odor comes from the feet.
Intiginal phase
The legs are constantly wet and charming.Between the toes, there are similarities in Edema.There is a bleaching white or yellow skin.
The skin is peeling all over the surface of the feet and toes.Sores, cracks and erosions are possible, which is sometimes bleeding, if damaged.
The patient experiences constant discomfort, itching or weak pain, especially in walking.Skin detachment is significant, as well as seals.
Dyshidrotian phase
On the entire surface of the foot and between the toes, forms that resemble bubbles appear.Accumulate liquid that leaks the damage to the bubble walls.
After that, swelling and inflammation of the skin may appear.Feet and fingers constantly overching, and legs acquire a strong smell of rust that cannot be suppressed with soap or other means.
Complications
In addition, the disease falls on the nails that gradually become yellow, then deform and distort.This happens in every third case of the epidermophyte, if it tightens the treatment.
In the most advanced cases, the mushrooms "throws" into other parts of the body, causing the appearance of stains on the skin, an allergic reaction or other pathologies.
Treatment
You must contact the mycologist to treat the disease.On the basis of which a suitable treatment provides various tests and studies is prescribed.
Therapy is aimed at destroying the fungus.For these funds are used for both internal use and local, in addition, at the same time.
Medications
Treatment of mushrooms occurs at home and lasts, depending on the stage, from 2-3 months to 1 year.Use medicine 2-chlorin-4-nitrophenol to combat the activity of fungi.
In parallel, affected areas should be treated with local medications (creams, gels, fats):
- Clotrimazole.
- Tolnaftat.
- Myconazole.
- Terbinafine.
- Econazole nitrate.
- Naftifine hydrochloride and others.
When gene secretion and inflammation appear, Itraconazole is usually prescribed.The systematic approach allows you more efficiently dealing with infection.
The choice of medicines and the course of treatment is conducted by the present doctor based on the clinical picture.
National medications
Funds of traditional medicine are used as an additional measure against fungi, but not independent.
Folk recipes can only help in the initial stages of the disease.Consider some of them:
- Vaseline and salicylic acid.For 1 teaspoon of oil jelly, half of aspirin or salicylic acid tablets are taken, mixed and applied to the area between the toes, treasure rubbish.This will help stop the spread of fungus and mitigate unpleasant symptoms.
- Plant decoction.The following plants that have an antifungal and anti-immemory effect need to be taken: Chamomile, horse, Sv.John's swine and eucalyptian leaves.All herbs are taken in equal amounts (1 teaspoon per 0.5 l of water).The water is leading to boiling and cooks 10 minutes, after which it is further insisted for 30 minutes.The decktion is mitigated legs, they gradually add hot water.
- Sea noise oil.Cotton swab is moaning in oil, which deletes affected areas.This is a good antiseptic that relieves pain, itching and inflammation.
- Soda, salt and soap.In the warm water basin, a piece of wash soap and 1 tablespoon of soda and salt dissolve.The leg adjustment process is done each day, preferably before bed.This will help clean the skin from keratine parts and will better affect drug efficiency that penetrates deeper into finger and feet tissues.
- Borinic acid.A solution (2%) of borose acid that wides the legs with a cotton coating is used for treatment.This is a strong antiseptic fungus.However, you should be careful and do not implement the procedure too often so that you don't get a chemical broking.
Shoes and underwear
In addition to direct treatment, you still need to monitor the condition of footwear and bedding.This is important because therapy can be meaningless if neglected hygiene.
The shoes should be dried all the time, and the socks can be changed every day.It is useful to treat daily shoes with a formaline for disinfection.
After conducting water procedures, the legs thoroughly wiped out with a clean dry towel, especially between the toes.Then apply medications or greasy fat immediately to prescribe the doctor.
With increased sweating of legs, decoctions or infusion oak crust, as well as ordinary vinegar, helps.
The main thing is to keep your legs always dry, because moisture is a favorable environment for the development of fungi.
Prevention
There are several preventive measures aimed at preventing relapse or infection to the fungi on their feet:
- Wash your legs a few times a day, wiping them dry;
- You cannot use other socks, shoes or towel;
- Daily shoes should always be dried before used;
- Use slippers in public places or other shoes, then use disinfectants to reduce the risk of infection;
- Shoes should be comfortable and do not cause leg sweat;
- Regularly visit the doctor for preventive examinations for any disease;
- eat properly;
- Reduce the use of alcohol and sweet food.
Conclusion
Epidermophthosis is a very unpleasant disease, because it spoils the look of the legs and causes a strong unpleasant odor.
The legs are constantly sweating and starting to stink really.It is interfered with a normal life and renews a person.
First of all, the disease affects personal life and, therefore, treatment should start on the first symptoms, given the risk of infection to the fungi of others.
In the initial phase, the disease is easy therapy, and recovery occurs after a few months.However, in advanced state, this can take a year or more, so it is not necessary to delay.