Fungi in the legs: symptoms, treatment

According to statistics, every tenth inhabitant of our planet suffers from fungi of the feet or, as it is also called, epidermophitosis. Most often, men suffer from this disease, which is more because of not so much from the features of physiology as the fact that male representatives are more often and longer than women, they wear closed shoes.

Fungi in the legs: Causes and risk factors

The disease can be provoked by one of the following reasons:

Insufficient body hygiene in general and leg in particular; uncomfortable and very tight shoes; Excessive foot sweating; violations in the work of the human immune system; flat feet and other types of leg deformation; use of public pools and baths; insufficient bathroom hygiene and showers; Excess weight; Problems with blood circulation in the legs.

General symptoms of fungus

Fungi in the legs can manifest in different ways:

inflammation of the skin on the heel and toes; itching of varying degrees of severity; cracks; Voice.

An accurate determination of the type of fungus that impressed the feet will help to choose the correct treatment of this disease.

The fungus in the legs and its types

In medicine, it is common to secrete 3 main types of fungi: membrane, such as loafers, vesicular. And each of them is natural in both general and characteristic symptoms.

Membrane mushroom signs:

localization in the 4th and 5th fingers area; Characteristic of most types of fungi - scales; Itching.

Mushrooms on the legs of the type of loafers differ from others:

single leg obesity; deeper cracks; painful sensation; Nail damage, which, like the skin of the legs, thickens, at the same time taking excess fragility, which can even lead to loss of nail plate.

Vesicular fungi are characterized by: fluid -filled bladder and localization at the bottom of the foot.

Footer Fungi: Diagnostics

The diagnosis of "foot fungi" is made by a dermatologist based on the patient's examination. More detailed studies: scrap, skin biopsy, cultivation - will help the doctor as accurately determines the type of fungus that impressed the patient. In addition to everything, the doctor conducts a study of patients to manifest this disease in the past. The latter is especially important, as often the repeated manifestations of the fungus for a certain period of time signal the passage of the disease into a more severe form, which is more difficult to treat.

How to treat a fungus on your feet?

Foot therapy does not require stationary observation and is performed on outpatient basis. In most cases, the patient is prescribed external antifungal drugs. It is worth noting that often people who suffer from fungi do not turn to a specialist at all, limiting themselves to take drugs sold at a prescription pharmacy. This scenario quite often leads to a favorable result of the disease. However, it should be remembered that prolonged therapy of the disease, accompanied by a deterioration in the condition of the legs, indicates an advanced stage of the disease. The best way to get out of this situation will be to visit a specialist who will help to choose the optimal medicine for the fungus.