Fungal diseases of the skin is an extremely unpleasant disease. The reason is some types of microscopic fungi that parasitize on the human body. Their spores are transmitted from person to person or from animal to person. Skin, hair and nails are affected.
You can become infected with flexible in a sauna, swimming pool, in open water bodies with stagnant water (ponds and lakes). These microorganisms love moist and warm environments. Fungal diseases of the skin can appear in people who are prone to excessive sweating of the legs, have serious chronic diseases (for example, diabetes), who have impaired blood circulation. A person can also get this sore if he has taken antibiotics, has a reduced immune system, or has cuts and cracks in the skin.
Fungal diseases of the skin differ in the degree of damage to the hair and nails. A disease in which only the top layer of the skin is infected, but the nails and hair are not affected, is called keratomycosis (for example, pityriasis versicolor). Compared to other species, it is the most harmless.
There are infections penetrating into the deep layersepidermis and affecting nails and hair. They cause inflammation of the skin. These include microsporia - a fungal disease of the scalp (hair follicles are affected), damage to the feet and nail plates.
But there are also fungal microorganisms that parasitize not only on the skin, but also on the mucous membranes and internal organs. They are called deep mycoses and can cause serious harm to human he alth. A separate group of pathogenic microorganisms are yeast-like fungi - candidiasis. These settle on the mucous membrane, more often on the urinary organs.
Such fungal diseases of the skin as pityriasis versicolor, athlete's foot, microsporia, onychomycosis (nail fungus) are the most common diseases. They affect up to twenty percent of the population.
Signs of lichen - the appearance of flaky bright pink-brown spots on the neck, chest or back. Transmitted through underwear, bedding or towels used by a sick person.
Foot mycoses are manifested by the appearance of cracks and erosion between the fingers, on the foot itself - peeling and blisters. You can get infected by walking barefoot in a pool or sauna.
Microsporia may appear on the scalp. Foci of seals with clear boundaries, stumps of hair stick out inside, with a white coating. This disease can also manifest itself in other parts of the body, then small nodules can be observed along the edges of the focus. Transmitted after using the patient's household items or from cats and dogs.
With onychomycosis, the nail thickens, fades anddeformed. There may be thickening of the skin of the foot, pain occurs when walking.
It must be remembered that no matter what fungal skin diseases are, only a dermatologist can prescribe treatment. Moreover, you need to contact immediately, as the first symptoms were discovered. You cannot self-medicate. Fungal diseases of the skin are easily treated only at an early stage. If you do not seek help from a specialist in time, then getting rid of this unpleasant ailment will be extremely difficult. You need to be careful not to use other people's things and shoes, after the pool, always take a shower and thoroughly wipe your feet (all skin folds), do not wear tight shoes.
