The fungus between the fingers is caused by various microorganisms of mycosis affecting the skin.For treatment, special antifungal medicines are used: solutions, creams, gels, ointments, etc.
Traditional medicine tools also help: compresses, baths.In more severe cases, medicines with a systemic effect are prescribed.You need to act immediately and comprehensive, as the fungus can spread to other tissues.
Reasons for fungi appearance
The main factor in the onset of the disease is fungal disputes that fall on the skin.There are 2 methods of infection, direct and indirect.
In the first case, contact with an infected person, animals are required directly.You can also become infected if you walk barefoot.
Indirect contact involves the use of objects belonging to a person or previously infected animals.Most often, infection occurs through personal hygiene, socks, shoes.You can get infected in public places: saunas, baths, swimming pools, showers, lockers with locker.
Moreover, the development of mycosis between the fingers requires such provocative factors:
- Increased sweat selection;
- Long coated or unpleasant shoes;
- low quality socks or shoes with poor ventilation;
- diabetes mellitus;
- Diseases of the circulatory system;
- blood clotting;
- Weakened immune system;
- frequent frequent work;
- stress;
- Professional activity in which the feet are constantly in a warm and humid state.
Fungal infection is not always activated when it falls on the skin, as the body works protective functions.For the development of mycosis between the fingers, predisposing factors are required.Damage and skin damage also affect the rate of spread of infection.
What is dangerous?
The appearance of fungi indicates the presence of problems in the functioning of the immune system.
Complications are the following:
- spread of infection in nearby tissues (skin, nails), organs;
- the passage of a fungal disease into a chronic form, which is further extremely difficult to cure;
- irritation of chronic diseases;
- deterioration in the appearance of the foot;
- secondary bacterial infection;
- deformities of the fingers, corn, arthritis, flat legs;
- Wounds and other skin damage heal more slowly.
Intodallic fungi adversely affect a person's mental state, making it irritated, less stressful.Fungal microorganisms act as the strongest allergen, so that swelling, redness, itching, burning and other symptoms cause swelling.
Characteristic types and symptoms
Inodalic mycosis develops gradually.Its stages are distinguished by specific characteristics.
initial
Symptoms of the early phase of the fungus are characterized by minor cracks in the skin between the fingers.Most often they appear in a dermis under the little finger.The skin looks painful, near the cracks is peel.
At this stage, the symptoms are unproven.Because of this, many ignore the onset of the disease and it goes to a more neglected phase.
ACTIvE
The next stage of development of the interdigital form of mycosis is characterized by the most severe characteristics.The skin is covered with red shades, begins to peel more.
At this stage, bubbles appear, filled with colorless or muddy juice.Corps and corn can be formed, the skin becomes rough, in the itching sites and burns tightly.
Attention!The situation is getting worse.Acques are made even more, erosion and wet flexibel are emerging.In addition, the affected areas are inflamed, swelling.
Advance
At the last stage of development of the stops and the interdigital region, bubbles with pus appear, especially under the little finger.Itching and pain are severely expressed, such as irritation, redness of the skin.The fingers are itching tightly, surrounding, exploding purulent bubbles.The areas between the fingers are constantly wet.
When the infection is spreading on the nail plates, they are separated.A white plate occurs on the skin.
How to get rid of home?
Interdigital region fungi, a difficult disease to treat.Moreover, it is contagious.
Treatment takes a lot of time.To get rid of the pathology, it will last from 1 to several months.It is better to start therapy as soon as possible.
In the early stages, popular remedies will help cope with mycosis.
Salt baths and soda
An effective method to treat mycosis between fingers, baths.The simplest and cheaper recipes, with the addition of salt and soda.The water temperature should be up to +40 ° C. For 1 liter of liquid, it is required to take 1-2 tablespoons.Exercise soda or salt (both cook and sea).
The legs should sit in a pelvis with a solution and wait half an hour.After evaporation, the skin is supposed to be treated, cleaning the dry particles.This procedure is recommended to be performed at least once a day.Best better before you go to bed.
Herb
Effective and inexpensive options, baths that use vegetable decoctions and infusions.You can use these recipes:
- Lis bark.Take 10 g of raw materials for 2 liters of water and boil for 10 minutes.
- Celandine.Get 1 tbsp.Herb for 2 liters of boiling water.Insist 30 minutes.
- Golden mustache, which can often be found in the windows in many homes.The shoots (so -called antennas) should be chopped into a blender or meat grinder, and then squeeze carefully through the gauze.To prepare the solution, it is necessary to squeeze the juice of this plant, 3 tablespoons.l.For 2 liters of warm water.
- Calendula.Pour 100 g of inflorescences with a cup of boiling water and insist 40 minutes.Then strain and add another 1 liter of water to the liquid.
- Burdock.It is necessary to rinse some leaves of the plant and squeeze the juice from them.You will need 4 tbsp.Such a liquid is 2 liters of slightly warm water.
- Rowal.Grinding leaves and 4 tbsp.Raw materials pour 1 liter of boiling water.Insist an hour.
- Plant collection: eucalyptus leaves and oak bark.Mix the ingredients in equal parts.2 tbsp.Raw materials pour 3 liters of water at room temperature and insist several hours.Then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Plant collection: chamomile, plantain and celandine.Grind all ingredients and mix in an equal proportion.Pour 3 tbsp.Collect 1 liter of boiling water and insist for half an hour.
- Plant collection: Plantain, Yarrow, Wormwood, Burdock.It is required to mix all ingredients in equal parts.1 liter of boiling water, 4 tablespoons.collection.Insist 10 hours.
- Plant collection: nettle, sage, chamomile, wort and mint of St. John.Mix all ingredients in the same proportion.Pour 2 tbsp.Raw materials 1 liter of boiling water and wait half an hour.
In a decoction or infusion, it is assumed to hold the legs for 15-30 minutes.The liquid should not be too hot.The procedure should be performed daily until the symptoms disappear.After the session, each time clean the skin from the keratinized particles.It is recommended to lubricate this area with iodine or hydrogen peroxide.
Vinegar lotion
Anydo vinegar is used for the treatment of the region's mycosis in the middle: tables, wine, apples.
For lotions, it is assumed to wash the cotton wool in a 9%product solution and join in the affected places.Turn on top with plastic film.Keep it for so many 5 minutes.After that, rinse your feet with slightly warm water.
Pharmaceuticals to fight interdigital fungi
Many medicines have been created to remove the fungus from the stop stop area.The most common are creams, ointments, gel.They have a local effect, face the problem well in the early stages.
These funds include antifungal compounds.Among them, a group of ACOL is distinguished.
The second group of antifungal ingredients is alllamins.
Cream, gel or oil is supposed to be applied only to the affected skin pre -described.It is required to make circular movements, gently rubbing the medicine.The procedure is performed daily 1 time.The course lasts at least 1.5 weeks.
It is necessary to remember the side effects.For example, burning, itching, redness may occur.
Among the antifungal drugs, spraying and spots are distinguished.Their current components are also compounds from the Azol and Alllamin group.
Points and sprays are assumed to apply 1-2 times a day.In this case, spray or rub the product until the affected area of the skin is thoroughly washed.Previously, this area should be disinfected.
In more advanced cases, when drugs with local effect cannot afford, the doctor chooses a type of system.These are the most powerful medicines.
The dose shape is represented by capsules and pills.The course will be tall.With an advanced form of the inter -translator mycosis, it can last up to 6 months.At the same time, the pulse therapy method is used, that is, the course is short with long breaks and large doses.
Some groups of drugs with the systemic effect are distinguished depending on the active ingredients used.
Drugs with systemic effects have different contraindications.They are forbidden for liver or kidney pathologies in severe form, lactose intolerance and an increased level of sensitivity to medication components.
Important!For women during pregnancy and breastfeeding as well as children, such funds are also not suitable.
Medicines with a systemic effect can also cause side effects.This applies to digestive disorders, kidney function, allergic reaction, blood clotting problems.Long -term introduction of this type of type does not affect the nervous system.
How to treat a fungus in a child?
Even children can become infected with a fungus.To cure the interference mycosis at a child's feet is more difficult than that of an adult.
This is due to the fact that many medicines are prohibited for use in children under 2 years of age.In addition, it is difficult for them to endure discomfort, burns, which can occur from various therapeutic measures (for example, baths and vinegar lotions).
Folk remedies are best suited for children.A good option, vegetable decoction for baths.In addition, you can use the following tools:
- Hydrogen peroxide.Fap your feet, and then place a wet cotton swab on this medicine in areas with dry problems.Wait 30 minutes.
- Iodine tincture.Lubricate areas with problems with the medicine and place warm socks.Yodinol is also suitable.
- Onion is necessary to clean, grind and squeeze the juice.They wipe the areas with problems.Rinse in half an hour.
- Garlic.Used, as onions.
- Propolis.Alcohol solution is used.It is required to moisten the areas with problems in it.
- Homemade soap and pitch.Block the affected areas, do not wash the foam.Wait until it dries and wear socks.Perform the procedure before bedtime.Rinse everything in the morning.
Older children are allowed by some medicines.For example, a doctor may prescribe an oil.The course lasts up to 10 days.Then you need to take a break for the same number of days and repeat therapy.
From local medicines, the medicine containing Clotrimazole is allowed.The main active component is serponazole nitrate.Such a drug has not only an antifungal but also partially bactericidal effects, so it prevents secondary infection.
Such medicines are given to children only after the doctor's permission.Make sure you monitor the dose.
Prevention
To prevent the appearance of fungi, the following rules should be followed:
- Wash your feet several times a day and wipe them dry;
- It is forbidden to wear shoes, someone else's socks, to use another person's towel;
- dried shoes used daily;
- In public places (baths, saunas, showers, pools, etc.), use slippers or other shoes, and do not walk barefoot, and then make sure to disinfect the skin (alcohol, hydrogen peroxide);
- Wear only comfortable and high quality shoes, in which the legs do not sweat;
- eat properly;
- Use less sweets, alcohol;
- Regularly undergo a preventive examination by a physician.
All of these events will prevent infection with a fungus.