In the presence of a fungus on the legs, treatment consists in the destruction of a fungal infection, in the restoration of the integrity of the skin and the regeneration of tissues and nails. The fungus on the legs is very common, and clean people can suffer a disease, grabbing an infection in various places.
A fungal infection can affect nails, feet, heels, fingers and skin between them, bringing discomfort, pain and an unpleasant odor. How to recognize the fungus on the legs and cure the disease?
The causes of the fungus on the legs
The causes of the occurrence of the fungus can be different: as a rule, these are fungal infections. Infecting is quite simple, and the treatment of the fungus on the legs is too 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 bathhouse, a gym, a shoe store, a manicure and pedicure salon, and a pool. Even in the soul you can get infected if you do not process the surface after taking the procedures. Once in the human body, the fungal infection is suppressed by immunity, but if it is not weakened and is normal.
If the immunity is weakened, and a person has malfunctions in the work of the endocrine and nervous systems or chronic infectious diseases are present, then 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.
Increased sweating, constant moisture of the legs, socks and shoes are a favorable environment for the development of fungal infection.
Violation of the rules of the legs hygiene or their excessive observance and use of antibiotics provoke the appearance and development of the disease. Wearing shoes made of poor -quality materials, the use of other people's shoes or shoes that were previously used, is a direct threat to the development of the disease, since the former owner of the shoes could have a fungus of the legs.
Types of fungal lesions and symptoms
The fungal damage is manifested on the legs in different ways, depending on what 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 on the feet and heels passes. Depending on the location:
- The fungal infection is manifested in the local damage to the heels and feet of the legs with the formation of keratinized areas of the skin, scars and cracks.
- The fungal infection of the nail plate is formed under the nail, completely affects and destroys it.
- The interdigital fungus affects the areas of the skin of the legs between the fingers, as well as the fingers from the base to the nail.
Symptoms of the fungus on the legs are manifested in a certain place of localization, and it is quite easy to identify them at the initial stage of occurrence and development.
The fungus of the skin of the foot and heel manifests itself first on one leg, then switches to the second. There is a significant redness of the foot, the redness of the redness begins to peel off, red wounds arise with the formation of a thick crust. At this time, the patient feels severe itching of the skin, pain when walking, swelling of the leg from the foot to the ankle begins. When the first symptoms of the fungus appear, you must immediately consult a doctor, because with a neglected form of the disease, decay of the affected areas of the skin is possible.
The fungal infection of the nails on the legs begins with the formation of white, yellow or blue spots under the fingernail, over time, the spots grow through the entire nail plate and affect completely the nail, as a result of which it thickens, deforms, crumbles, and the new nail is also affected. A healthy nail is able to grow only after the treatment of fingers with appropriate drugs. The nail fungus with untimely treatment of the disease is further characterized by deformation of the structure of the nail.
The interdigital skin fungus on the legs affects the space between the fingers, small wounds form, the upper layer of the epidermis gets down and lags behind. The fungus of the skin of the legs is struck not only by the space between the fingers, but over time rises from the base of the finger to the nail, 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 sensation of itching and burning, often bakes greatly between the fingers.
It is necessary to treat the fungus of the legs on time, with the appearance of the first symptoms, not starting the disease, otherwise such skin diseases as dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema can develop, which are heavier than the fungus.
Fleet treatment
Antigritor drugs containing trace elements that kill the fungal bacteria and regenerate skin areas on the legs are helped to cure the fungus at the present time. The high efficiency of antifungal drugs lies in their prolonged use. In the treatment of fungus on the legs, external (local) products are used: ointments, aerosols, creams and varnishes. They act directly at the place of occurrence of the fungus, killing the infection completely. Apply local preparations to a clean surface, having previously steamed the legs in warm water. Before applying the product, you can use the pumice in order to cleanse the surface of coarse skin. If this is a nail, then you must definitely cut the excess length.
After preparatory procedures, the tool is applied to a certain area and withstand the right time. It is best to apply the product at night and leave the leg open. The duration of treatment with drugs is determined by the doctor depending on the degree of damage, but usually the treatment of fungal infection takes from 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 steam the legs well, wash with soap, you can remove the keratinized fate of the skin with a pumice or a file, cut off the excess nail length. 3-5 drops of solution are applied to dry skin or nail, allowed to absorb into 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 are possible.
Pulse therapy helps to treat legs from the fungus. This treatment method consists in the impulse supply to the affected area of the legs of high doses of the antifungal drug. The infection is killed under the influence of the first few doses of the drug, then the treatment and process of skin regeneration occurs.
Medicines - injections and tablets - an effective means of combating a fungal infection. This treatment method is used both in a complex using external funds and separately. The duration of treatment with drugs lasts less than the external ones, and is determined by the doctor individually for each clinical case.
Treatment of the fungus of the legs with antifungal drugs takes a fairly long period of time, and in order to speed up the process of recovery and restoration of the skin and nail, home remedies are used: a solution of soda, iodine, garlic and herbal tincture of chamomile with celandine.
How to deal with the fungus of the legs at home?
To prepare an antifungal solution of soda, you will need 2 liters of hot boiled water, 150 mg of sea salt and 100 g of baking soda. In preheated water, sea salt is dissolved, then soda is covered and dissolved. The solution is mixed and the legs are lowered into it for 20-30 minutes. When the legs are prepared, the keratinized skin is removed, the nails are cut and the legs are lowered into the solution again, but for 10-15 minutes.
To prepare a bath with iodine, you will need: hot boiled water, iodine in a proportion of 25 g per 1 liter of water. By adding iodine to the water, shake the solution and lower the legs for 5-10 minutes, after which the legs are dried and put on socks.
To prepare an effective mask for nails against the fungus, it is squeezed through the garlic with 1 tent of garlic and applied to the affected area for 10-15 minutes, then washed off with warm water and put on socks.
Boil 25 g of chamomile and 75 g of celandine in a steam bath, filter fluid. Then the legs are soared in the decoction, then dry and put on socks. The procedure not only destroys the fungus, but also rejuvenates the legs.
Fungus prevention
If the first signs of the fungus appear on the legs, you must consult a doctor and start treatment. In order 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 get infected with a fungus.