In the presence of a fungus in the legs, the treatment consists of the destruction of a fungal infection, the restoration of skin integrity and the regeneration of tissues and nails. Fungus on the legs is very common, and clean people can suffer an illness, taking an infection in various places.
A fungal infection can affect nails, feet, heels, fingers and skin among them, bringing discomfort, pain and an unpleasant odor. How to recognize the fungus in the legs and cure the disease?
The causes of the fungus on the legs
The causes of the occurrence of the fungus may be different: as a rule, these are fungal infections. The infection is quite simple, and the treatment of the fungus in the legs is very heavy and a long event.
The fungus appears through direct contact of the skin surface with pathogenic fungal bacteria.
This can happen in public places: a bathroom, a gym, a shoe store, a manicure lounge and pedicure and a pool. Even in the soul, you can be infected if you do not process the surface after taking the procedures. Once in the human body, fungal infection is suppressed by immunity, but if not weakened and is normal.
If immunity is weakened and a person has malfunctioning in the work of endocrine and nervous systems or chronic infectious diseases, damage to the body with a fungal infection and the development of the disease are inevitable. In this case, the treatment period lasts longer than usual. In addition, a fungal infection is actively developing when the skin on the legs has open wounds, cuts or other impaired integrity.
Greater sweating, constant moisture of legs, socks and shoes is a favorable environment for the development of fungal infection.
In violation of leg hygiene rules or excessive observance and the use of antibiotics cause the appearance and development of the disease. Wearing shoes made of low quality materials, wearing shoes or shoes from other people who were previously worn, is a direct threat to the development of the disease, as the ex -owner of shoes can have a leg fungus.
Types of lesions and symptoms of fungi
Fungal damage manifests itself in the legs in different ways, depending on which infection affects the skin: as a rule, it is dermatitis, candidiasis or mycosis. The development of pathology is also affected by the place of damage, especially painfully, the fungus in the feet and the heels passes. Depending on the place:
- The fungal infection manifests in local damage to the heels and feet of the legs with the formation of keratinized areas of the skin, scars and cracks.
- The fungal nail plate infection is formed under the nail, completely affects and destroys.
- The interdigital fungus affects the areas of the skin of the legs between the fingers, as well as the fingers of the base to the nail.
The symptoms of the fungus in the legs manifest in a particular location site, and it is very easy to identify them at the early stage of occurrence and development.
The skin fungus of the foot and heel manifests first on one leg and then changes to the second. There is a significant redness of the foot, the redness of the redness begins to peel, the red wounds arise with the formation of a thick crust. At this point, the patient feels severe skin itching, pain when walking, swelling of the leg from the foot to the ankle begins. When the first symptoms of the fungus appear, you should immediately consult a doctor, because it is possible with a neglected form of the disease, it is possible to deteriorate the affected areas of the skin.
Fungal nail infection on the legs begins with the formation of white, yellow or blue spots under the nail, over time, the spots grow throughout the nail plate and completely affect the nail as a result that it thickens, deforming, the bags and the new nail is also affected. A healthy nail can only grow after the treatment of fingers with appropriate medicines. The fungus of nails with premature treatment of the disease is also characterized by the deformation of the nail structure.
The fungus of the interdigital skin on the legs affects the space between the fingers, the small wounds form, the upper layer of the epidermis lowers and is behind. The skin fungus of the legs is hit not only by the space between the fingers, but over time rises from the finger base, forming deep wounds. At the same time, an unpleasant odor is distinguished, a person feels discomfort during hygienic aquatic procedures, he is concerned about the feeling of itching and burning, usually bakes between his fingers.
It is necessary to treat the fungus of the legs over time, with the appearance of the first symptoms, not starting the disease, otherwise skin diseases such as dermatitis, psoriasis and eczema can develop, which are heavier than the fungus.
Fleet treatment
Antigraratory medications that contain trace elements that kill fungal bacteria and regenerate the areas of the skin on the legs are helped to cure the fungus today. The high efficiency of antifungal drugs is in prolonged use. In the treatment of fungus in the legs, outdoor (local) products are used: ointments, aerosols, creams and varnishes. They act directly at the venue of the fungus, completely killing the infection. Apply local preparations to a clean surface, having previously vapor of the legs in warm water. Before applying the product, you can use the stone -Pomorrows to clean the surface of the thick skin. If this is a nail, you should definitely cut the excess of length.
After preparatory procedures, the tool is applied to a particular area and supports the right time. It is better to apply the product at night and leave the leg open. The duration of drug treatment is determined by the doctor, depending on the degree of damage, but usually the treatment of fungal infection takes 1 to 2 months of daily procedures.
Medical antifungal solutions help effectively remove the first signs of the fungus on the legs, fingers and feet. The application procedure is very simple: it is necessary to vapor the legs well, washing with soap, you can remove the keratinized destination of the skin with a stone -pammers or a file, cut the excess length of the nail. 3-5 drops of solution are applied to the skin or dry nail, let it absorb it to the skin and dry. Then the leg is left open for good oxygen intake. The scheme and duration of treatment with antifungal solutions are determined by the doctor, since with prolonged treatment, chemical burns can be possible.
Pulse therapy helps treat the legs of the fungus. This method of treatment consists of the impulse supply to the affected area of the legs of high doses of the antifungal drug. The infection is dead under the influence of the first doses of the drug, the treatment and the process of skin regeneration occurs.
Medicines - injections and tablets - an effective means of combating a fungal infection. This treatment method is used in a complex using external funds and separately. The duration of drug treatment lasts less than external and is determined by the doctor individually for each clinical case.
The treatment of leg fungus with antifungal medications takes a very long period of time and, to accelerate the process of recovery and restoration of the skin and nails, home remedies are used: a soda solution, iodine, garlic and candy tincture with candin.
How to deal with the leg fungus at home?
To prepare an antifungal soda solution, you will need 2 liters of hot boiled water, 150 mg sea salt and 100 g of baking soda. In pre -placed water, sea salt is dissolved and the soda is covered and dissolved. The solution is mixed and the legs are lowered for 20 to 30 minutes. When the legs are prepared, the keratinized skin is removed, the nails are cut and the legs are lowered again in the solution, but for 10 to 15 minutes.
To prepare a bath with iodine, you will need: hot cooked water, iodine in a ratio of 25 g by 1 liter of water. When adding iodine to the water, shake the solution and lower your legs for 5 to 10 minutes, after which the legs are dried and placed in the socks.
To prepare an effective nail mask against the fungus, it is squeezed through garlic with 1 clove tent and applied to the area affected for 10 to 15 minutes, then washed with warm water and puts socks.
Boil 25 g of chamomile and 75 g of Celandine in a steam bath, filter fluid. Then the legs are climbed into the decoction, then dry and wear socks. The procedure not only destroys the fungus, but also rejuvenates the legs.
Fungal Prevention
If the first signs of the fungus appear on the legs, you should consult a doctor and start treatment. To avoid the disease, you need to wash your feet in a timely manner, keep socks and shoes clean, buy high quality and new shoes, less in public places where you can be infected with a fungus.