How to recognize fungus on my feet

Statistics show that every fifth Russian citizen found a fungus of the feet. The most common disease of this type is the athlete. The lesions affected skin between the toes, on the soles and nails. But how do you know, is not settled whether on your toes cunning fungus?

Instruction

The fungus usually appears first on one leg and only after some time on the other. It most often manifests itself as an itching and peeling. Then the affected skin of the foot or sides of the fingers formed small bubbles. They over time burst and form erosion or turn into dry crusts. If the pathogen develops on the feet long enough, the disease affects the nails. They appear yellow spots and stripes. Then the nails become thick and loose, begin to stratify and crumble.

However, it cannot be expected that different fungal species will behave the same way. The most common symptoms of infection different types of fungus are different. So, when dermatophyte for a long time may not be any symptoms. But at this time the fungus is already at their work of destruction.

It happens that the nail fungus is gradually moving from the inner side of the nail plate to the surface. But if he trichotomy, that is, on the contrary, from the surface inwards and gradually causes the detachment of the nail from the nail bed. These fungi do not give the yellow color of the nail plate, and white.

Fungus skin feet sometimes first appears as a small yellow pustules. But if there is infection with Candida (yeast), a very much inflamed spot wrote the nail, the nail plate becomes lighter or greenish-brown, quickly destroyed.

One of the most common fungal diseases is rubromikoz. When it affects the skin and nails. It can be determined to diagnose color. Take the potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) and dilute with water to slightly purple. Put in the mortar leg and wait a bit. After some time the healthy part of the nail becomes brownish. But affected by the fungus areas will remain bright.

Note

Another name for foot fungus – athlete's foot. The causative agent is a parasitic fungus. Predisposing factors for the development of symptoms of foot fungus: microscopic cracks on the feet and between the toes, which often develop due to excessive sweating in this zone. In addition, violation of the integrity of the skin can occur due to dry skin on the feet

Useful advice

Foot fungus of the feet. About foot fungus many people recognize when you need medical help, or are already starting aesthetic and physical torment. But this flippant attitude is ungrounded, because the foot fungus, like any neglected disease that threatens more serious problems. For example, many types of fungus foot synthesize toxic substances, which means that the body will accumulate toxins.

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