According to statistics, every tenth residents suffer in our planet of the fungus on the legs or, as it is also called, epidermophytosis. Most often, men suffer from this disease, which is not due to as much of the traits of physiology as the fact that male representatives are more often and longer than women, they wear closed shoes.
Mushrooms on the legs: Causes and Risk Factors
The disease can be provided for one of the following reasons:
- Inadequate body hygiene in general and foot in particular;
- unpleasant and too dense shoes;
- Excessive sweat off the feet;
- violations in the work of the human immune system;
- flat feet and other types of feet deformation;
- Using public pools and baths;
- Insufficient bath hygiene and showers;
- Excess weight;
- Problems with blood circulation in the legs.
General Symptoms of Foot Mushrooms
The fungus on the legs can manifest in different ways:
- skin inflammation on the feet and pillows of the feet;
- itching in different degrees of severity;
- cracks;
- Peeling.
An accurate determination of the type of fungus that impressed the feet will help choose the correct treatment of this disease.
Sponge on the legs and its types
In medicine, it is usual to excrete 3 main types of fungi: membrane, such as Moccasin, vesicular. And each of them is inherent in both general and characteristic symptoms.
Signs of membrane fungus:
- Location in the area with 4th and 5th toes;
- Characteristic of most types of fungi - scales;
- Itch.
The fungus on the legs of this type of moccasin differs from others:
- thickening the feet;
- deeper cracks;
- painful sensation;
- The damage to the nails, which, like the feet, is thickened, is gathered at the same time excessive fragility, which can even lead to loss of the nail plate.
The vesicular fungus is characterized by: Blems filled with fluid and location on the bottom of the foot.
Foot fungus: Diagnostics
The diagnosis of "foot fungus" is made by a dermatologist based on the examination of the patient. More detailed studies: scrapes, skin biopsy, cultivation - helps the doctor exactly to determine the type of fungus that impressed the patient. In addition to everything, the doctor performs a patient examination to manifest this disease in the past. The latter is especially important, as often recurring manifestations of the fungus for a certain period signalize the transition of the disease in a more severe form, which is more difficult to treat.
How to treat a sponge on your feet?
Therapy of the foot fungus does not require stationary observation and is performed on a policinic basis. In most cases, the patient is prescribed external antifungal drugs. It is worth noting that people who often suffer from the fungus of the foot do not turn to a specialist at all, which is limited to taking drugs sold at a pharmacy without a prescription. This scenario often leads to a favorable result of the disease. However, it should be remembered that prolonged therapy of the disease, accompanied by a deterioration of the legs, indicates an advanced stage of the disease. The best way out of this situation will be to visit a specialist who will help choose the optimal remedy for fungus.