Weakened immunity, poor nutrition, unfavorable environmental conditions and many other factors affect our health. Every day, a person is exposed to thousands of infections that continuously attack a healthy body. Modern doctors joke that a healthy person is a poorly examined person, but I want this statement to remain just a joke. However, over the past year, the number of diseases affecting the skin has increased by several percent. Particularly quickly spread those that are transmitted by contact. One of the most common diseases is lichen, the treatment of which requires a special approach. But first, let's pay attention to the symptoms and signs.
Color lichen is not a pleasant disease. It is caused by a fungus that affects the hair follicles and the upper layer of the skin, accompanied by itching and redness. Although lichen does not cause significant harm to the body, the appearance suffers greatly. Color lichen (or bran), forms scabs in the form of bran, hence the second name. You can recognize it by pinkish-brownish spots, which increase in size over time. They can be located anywhere: on the legs, back, shoulders, neck.
To avoid the disease, you must follow the rules of personal hygiene (this is very serious, but many neglect this); Do not sunbathe in the sun for a long time and do not drink alcohol (liver problems have never led to anything good); avoid communication with street animals and contact with already sick deprive.
If infection occurs, consult a doctor. For effective treatment, it is necessary to establish the type of lichen: if it is lichen, treatment will be prescribed for it (there are a large number of varieties, therefore, correctly prescribing treatment is already half the battle).
How to treat lichen planus?
After a preliminary examination of the skin and the study of your complaints, the doctor will do an iodine test. Next, the spots will be examined under the Wood lamp. If you have really pityriasis versicolor, the affected skin will have a yellow tint that is characteristic of this disease. The doctor will make a scraping of the scales for microscopy, and only on the basis of the results will prescribe treatment.
Tinea versicolor - treatment
The duration of treatment for lichen depends on you and on the disease itself. If all the recommendations are followed, you can be cured in two weeks. With a negligent attitude, lichen will make you suffer - relapses are inevitable. With repeated infections, recovery will drag on for another couple of weeks.
With a disease such as lichen, the treatment copes well, the main thing is to choose a scheme that will suit you. Regardless of the schemes, several identical items will be everywhere.
Point one. It is necessary to exfoliate damaged skin in order to avoid new infections. The spores of the fungus, which are the causative agents of lichen, are very tenacious, and with weakened immunity to create a new focus of infection - it means to extend its existence on this body. Usually, spores are removed with a scraper (with any object that can remove damaged skin).
Point two. Without antifungal drugs, nothing will come of it. Treatment from the inside is no less important than local treatment.
Point Three. Antibiotics are needed only in very serious cases of the disease. If possible, do not use them, since complications after using antibiotics are more dangerous than blooming lichen. Treatment can be carried out without the use of such powerful drugs.
Based on these three rules, lichen will be defeated.
In case of illness of loved ones, observe the following recommendations: avoid contact with them; Wash it thoroughly before visiting the bath; bedding should be boiled; upholstered furniture, toys, floors treated with chlorine. Remember that the disease is easier to prevent than to treat it later!