What is Fungal Nail Infection?
Fungal toenail is an increasingly common disease, which currently affects about 20 percent. population. It causes bothersome, often recurring ailments, the neglect of which may cause complications that last for years. It is estimated that every second person may be susceptible to athlete's foot, which may be due to the ease of movement and its common occurrence.
Fungal is an infection that most often affects the feet and hands. Its cause is infection by fungi: T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, E. floccosum. There are different forms of ringworm. These include sweating, maceration, displacement and keratosis mycosis. The peeling type appears most often on the hands.
Causes
Skin mycosis is caused by fungi, dermatophytes or yeasts. Most often it is located on the feet and nails. It is worth knowing that, according to statistics, about 20 percent. people suffer from mycosis at least once in their entire life. Dermatophytes often reach humans from animals, from the ground and through various objects. The yeast infection is also favored by foot sweating and the wearing of non-airy footwear. Mycosis develops rapidly when the body weakens. Pregnancy and diseases such as diabetes, cancer and AIDS can have a big impact on its appearance.
Fungal foot symptoms
Mycosis of this area is much more common than mycosis of the hands. In order to prevent its development, it is good to be aware of what athlete's foot looks like.
Well, its characteristic symptoms include:
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peeling of the skin erythematous changes,
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layering of the epidermis,
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the presence of vesicles with serous content,
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the presence of lesions between the fourth and fifth fingers.
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Treatment
it consists in local lubrication with agents with fungicidal, fungistatic and bactericidal active substances, such as clotrimazole, boric acid, ketoconazole, undecylic acid or terbinafine hydrochloride. They are available in the form of ointments, creams, sprays or lotions.