Skin mycoses: treatment with drugs and folk remedies, symptoms

Fungal diseases - a fairly common phenomenon in modern society. According to statistics, about 40% of all dermatological lesions are caused by mycotic infections. As a result of infection with a fungus, a person begins to feel itchy. A sore spot flakes, it stains. If skin mycoses are diagnosed , treatment to the patient is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, intoxication may occur.

Risk factors

Due to the widespread prevalence of fungal spores in the environment, almost everyone can get this disease. In people with weak immunity and those who ignore the observance of hygienic norms, skin mycoses are very often diagnosed. Treatment of this pathology is often required for children. They like to have close contact with animals.

Infect mycosis with:

• Close association with an already sick person;
• Contact with animals infected with the disease;
• Use of someone else's shoes and personal hygiene items (towels, washcloths);
• Use of manicure tools that have not been sterilized;
• Visiting public baths, swimming pools.

Infection is most often affected:

• aged people;
• Persons suffering from excessive sweating in the palms and feet;
• People who have micro-trauma (scratches, small cuts) on the hands and feet.

Variety of ailment

Classify the disease at the place of injury. So, there are mycoses:

• Skin of the feet (stop);
• The scalp;
• Hands;
• Skin torso;
• Nails;
• Skin of the face.

At the initial stages, the disease has virtually no symptoms. That is why it is very difficult to detect mycosis of the skin in a timely manner. Treatment, undertaken in the early stages, is much more successful.

In this regard, it is often necessary to inspect the skin, so as not to miss any change indicating infection. And in the presence of suspicious symptoms should always consult a doctor. The importance of these measures is dictated by a fairly well-known rule - any disease is easier to cure in the early days.

Symptoms of the disease

What signs can the skin mycosis signal about itself? Symptoms, treatment of pathology is best discussed with your doctor. This will not only promptly identify the problem, but also correctly solve it.

So, in the initial stages of skin mycosis, the treatment of which should be taken immediately, are manifested by such signs:

• Reddening of integuments;
• swelling;
• Dry skin;
• Formation of cracks in the feet;
• Swelling.

If you start the disease, you may experience symptoms such as:

• Crumpled nails;
• Burns the skin while using shoes and tight clothes;
• Irritations develop on the skin ;
• There is a constant itch in the fungus affected area.

If the first symptoms of the disease occur, treatment should be started immediately. In the future, in the absence of therapy, a fungal infection can spread in the body. As a result, new affected areas will appear.

When infecting with the fungus of the scalp, the following symptoms are observed:

1. Appearance of hair deteriorates sharply.
2. Appears dandruff.
3. Hair becomes brittle and dry, begin to fall out.
4. The scalp itchs, blushes. On it may appear pink pimples with grayish scales.
5. Sometimes there are ulcers.

It should be borne in mind that changes in the structure and quality of the hair and scalp can occur as a result of stress or after using unsuitable hygienic means. If shampoo did not change and there were no great experiences, then if these symptoms suddenly appear, you should immediately consult a doctor.

If the fungus is infected, the following additional symptoms may occur:

• Dizziness;
• A state of weakness in the morning;
• When wearing shoes there is a feeling of discomfort;
• During washing, the burning sensation on the skin is felt.

If any of the above symptoms occur, you should immediately consult a dermatologist. Notice how mycosis demonstrates skin photos. Treatment of this ailment must begin without delay. After all, it can quickly hit new areas. In advanced stages, this disease is difficult to cure.

Methods of diagnosis

Already by the appearance of the affected area and on the basis of the patient's complaints, the doctor may suspect fungal mycosis. Treatment will be appointed after the survey. Doctors involved in the therapy of fungal lesions are dermatologists and mycologists.

The patient is recommended:

1. Laboratory studies of particles of skin, nail or hair. Samples of materials are examined by means of a microscope, connecting them with reagents.
2. The culture method of analysis is also used. It allows you to determine the type of causative agent of the disease. During this research, a fungus is grown in a nutrient medium. Thus, the doctors-mycologists determine which of the varieties affected the patient.

Based on the measures taken, a therapy is prescribed.

Healing measures

Therapeutic actions are carried out in each case individually. There is no single scheme to cure mycosis of smooth skin. Treatment is selected by doctors based on the analysis. In addition, doctors take many things into account when prescribing medications.

Methods of therapy are prescribed taking into account the following factors:

• Duration of the disease;
• Type of fungus;
• The size of the lesions of the skin;
• Whether the patient suffers from any chronic ailments;
• The level of immunity;
• Allergic reactions to medicines;
• Age of the patient;
• Physiological features of the body.

Usually, complex therapy is used. It allows you to effectively deal with extensive lesions. During the intake of medicines, the body accumulates active substances. They enter the blood and are transferred to the skin, nails, hair.

Treatment of fungus

Therapy begins with a number of preventive procedures. They mean cleaning the site of impact, removing puffiness and removing the keratinized covers.

For these purposes apply:

1. Compress with vaseline, salicylic and lactic acid. The dressing is applied to the infected area for 2 days. Then the upper hardened layer is easily removed.
2. Salicylic petrolatum. If skin mycosis is diagnosed, treatment will take longer. After all, here are the coarser coats. It is necessary to lubricate within 1 week cracks and coarsened skin. After such procedures, you should lower your legs into a soda bath. The cured layer disappears.
3. Medications with corticosteroids, sulfuric and tar ointments can relieve inflammation.
4. The remedy "Ureaplast" is used for complete exfoliation of the nail.

After preventive preparation, the main course of treatment is prescribed. During therapy, special antifungal ointments and creams are used. The assortment of such medicines is extensive. But choosing the most suitable means, it is necessary to take into account the type of fungus, the degree of development of the disease and the extent of skin lesions. That is why it is not recommended to practice self-medication. Entrust your health to a specialist doctor. In this case, you can be sure that you will be prescribed the right one, with the diagnosis - skin mycosis, treatment.

Preparations (external agents), which are most often included in fungus therapy:

• "Nizoral";
• "Lamizil cream";
• Fetimin;
• "Nitrofungin";
• "Clotrimazole";
• "Ketoconazole";
• Exoderil.

As additional measures, the dermatologist can prescribe the application of powders and antifungal varnishes. During the treatment, the infected areas of the skin need to be treated with such means: "Iodine", "Lugol's Solution", "Vokadin". Help in the fight against mycosis bath with the addition of ammonia, copper sulfate and "Chloramine."

Sometimes a patient may need more serious (if struck deep layers of skin mycosis) treatment. Preparations in such cases are prescribed for internal reception.

For systemic therapy, medicines are most often used:

• Orungal,
• Fluconazole,
• "Terbinafine".

Treatment of the fungus is not a quick process. The course of therapy lasts from one month to six months. Recovery is the complete withdrawal of fungal cells from the body and the restoration of skin.

It is also necessary to disinfect the objects that come into contact with the affected tissues. Such procedure is subject to: footwear, clothes, furniture.

Features of scalp treatment

Depending on which area is affected by the fungus, the therapy may vary slightly. If mycosis of the scalp is diagnosed, the treatment includes the use of special shampoos.

Effective in combating the fungus, such hair cleansers:

• "Nizoral";
• "Keto plus";
• "Mycosorrhal";
• "Sebozol."

For therapy of mycosis of the scalp, doctors prescribe external and internal remedies:

1. Preparations for topical application: ointments Thermicon and Terbizil. They are applied a thin layer on the area of infection. It is recommended to resort to this medication from one to two times a day. After application, the ointment is easily triturated. The course of using ointments - from two weeks to a month.
2. Preparations for internal use: the drug "Griseofulvin". The medication is taken with meals 3-4 times a day. For better absorption, this medicine is consumed with a teaspoon of vegetable oil. The course of admission is up to two months.

Treatment of mycosis of nails

Onychomycosis is one of the most common types of fungal diseases. It's about nail damage.

At the first signs of the disease you need to immediately consult a dermatologist. The sooner you start treatment, the easier it will go. If you do not fight with onychomycosis, then allergies may appear, chronic diseases become worse, the protective functions of the body may decrease.

The dermatologist at the examination examines the affected nail. The doctor determines its thickness and structure, takes nail scrapes for laboratory tests. Based on the tests done and the examination performed, the doctor establishes the disease. He identifies the type of fungus and appoints the most effective treatment.

If the patient is diagnosed at the initial stage of mycosis of the skin, nails, the treatment consists in the use of topical preparations. Produced medicines (antimikotiki) in the form of a solution, cream or ointment. Apply them twice a day to the affected plate and nail bed.

But before using these medicines it is necessary to conduct special preventive and cleaning procedures:

1. Reception of a bath for feet or hands with soda and soap. 1 tablespoon of soda and 50 grams of laundry soap are dissolved in hot water, poured into a basin. Limit the limbs in the solution for 15 minutes. Such baths are used also in the event that the mycosis of the skin of the hands is diagnosed. Treatment with a soda-soap solution effectively removes the upper stratum corneum.
2. After taking the bath to treat manicure instruments nail layers. It is important not to damage the remaining areas. Doctors recommend not using the same accessories for manicure healthy and damaged nails.

Topical preparations used at the initial stage of the disease:

• "The Canison";
• "Clotrimazole";
• "Exoderil";
• "Nizoral";
• Lamizil.

Another medicine for topical application - "Mycospores" - is sold with a waterproof plaster. With the aid of a dispenser, the agent is applied to the infected nails. Then close the band-aid for a day. After such an event, they make a soap-soda bath and remove the nail particles with a nail file. The final stage is rubbing the medicine in the nail bed.

The duration of treatment with all drugs is continued until new healthy plates grow.

Also for local action special varnishes are produced:

1. "Lotseril." They need to cover their nails once or twice a week. Duration of treatment - up to a year.
2. Batrafen. Varnish is used during the first month of treatment every other day. Next month, twice a week. Then 1 time for 7 days. The therapy continues until full recovery.

Antifungal varnishes can be used for ordinary manicure.

Preparations for internal use

If the initial stage of the development of the disease is missed, local medicines may be powerless.

In such situations, prescribe antifungal drugs of general action (systemic):

• Lamizil, Fungoterbin, Onihon, Exifin, Terbizil;
• Orungal, Rumikoz, Irunin;
• "Diflucan", "Flukostat", "Mikomaks", "Mikosit", "Forkan";
• "Nizoral", "Mikozoral."

When using these medicines, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the available contraindications. Some drugs can not be taken by nursing and pregnant women, people with kidney and liver diseases.

Special attention is paid to mycosis of the skin in children. Treatment of pathology should not be undertaken without consulting a doctor. Most drugs are for adult therapy. They can not be used for children.

Carrying out disinfection

This is a prerequisite if skin mycosis is detected. Treatment at home should begin with disinfection. You can buy a disinfecting solution in the pharmacy, on the recommendation of the doctor in charge.

The first disinfection is performed before the start of therapy. The solution is treated with shoes, gloves, socks. During therapy, disinfection should be carried out once a month.

The order of treatment with a disinfecting solution:

1. Wipe with cotton with disinfectant liquid inside the shoes.
2. Put swabs with solution in gloves, stockings, socks.
3. Remove shoes and clothes in a plastic bag. Leave it overnight.
4. Dry the treated objects.
5. Ventilate clothing and shoes for at least 3 days.

Skin mycosis: treatment with folk remedies

With a fungus can be fought with the help of alternative medicine. But remember, that it is necessary to coordinate the treatment of folk recipes with a doctor.

Such means are effective:

1. Pine tincture. 250 g of needles and cones put in a jar, pour alcohol. Capacity to close and insist in a dark place for two weeks. Then tincture strain and store in the refrigerator. Lubricate the infected parts of the skin and nails 2 times a day.
2. Acetic baths. Dilute a spoonful of vinegar in 1 liter of water. Keep the affected area of skin in this solution for 20 minutes. Then lubricate the skin with camphor alcohol.
3. Ointment from egg, vinegar and oil. Raw chicken egg (right in the shell) put in a saucepan. Pour the vinegar (100 ml). Add 200 g of oil. After a week the egg dissolves. Obtained ointment is used to lubricate the scaly areas of the skin.
4. For the treatment of fungal mycosis use the following folk recipe. Mix garlic, lemon juice and olive oil (the ingredients are taken in equal proportions). The resulting solution should be applied to the infected parts. Keep the mixture on your head for an hour, putting on a cellophane cap. After 60 minutes, wash hair with shampoo. Rinse with acetic solution (2 tbsp vinegar per 1 l of water).

Mycosis of the skin is a rather unpleasant ailment. However, if correct and timely therapy is taken, it is completely curable.