Lichen is an infectious disease that is expressed in a modification of the skin on the body, head, sometimes on the lips or genitals. There are many reasons why this ailment affects the human body:
- stress
- decreased immunity;
- heredity;
- allergy to medicines;
- viral respiratory diseases.
The main age category susceptible to this infectious disease is people 30-70 years old. It is possible to engage in treatment with this ailment independently, using drugs or alternative methods. How can cure lichen, consider below.
Types of depriving a person, their symptoms and treatment features
In medicine, many types of this infectious disease have been identified. If you find any signs of changes on the body or head (redness, blisters, rash), accompanied by itching or an unpleasant odor, it is recommended to consult a dermatologist. Also, according to external signs, you can independently determine the type of lichen. How to cure lichen in humans? Therapy will depend on their type, area of damage and stage of the disease.
Pink lichen: symptoms, treatment
Oddly enough, mostly women are affected by this infection. The disease worsens in spring or autumn: doctors attribute this to weakened immunity, vitamin deficiency and hypothermia. On the body, it appears in the form of rashes from pink to brown with a red rim. The rash is accompanied by peeling and itching, and mainly affects the shoulders, chest, back, stomach. How to cure lichen in a person prone to this particular type of infection? It is recommended to use antihistamines, for example, Tavegil or Zirtek ointment, in combination with herbs. The following are some recipes.
- Pour fresh or dry flowers and leaves of celandine with vodka and insist for 20 days, shaking daily. Take, diluting in water 10 drops of tincture, 1 time per day.
- Three times a day, drink 4 tablespoons of a decoction of black elderberry (1 tablespoon per 200 ml of water).
- In the same amount, you can use the infusion of horsetail (2 tbsp. Per 250 ml of boiling water).
How to Quickly Cure Ringworm
The causative agent of ringworm is a special form of trifiton fungi. More often than not, children are exposed to this ailment, and it is transmitted through personal contact or through objects. Symptoms of this type of lichen are spots with uneven edges on the head or face (on the hairy areas). As a result, the hairs break off, forming bald islets. The best way to quickly and painlessly treat is to treat the affected surface (previously shaved naked) with iodine, and then with tar ointment.
Microsporia: symptoms and treatment
Microsporia is a type of fungal infection caused by canis microsporium. The carriers of the disease are most often cats, less commonly other animals. Symptoms of microsporia are similar to ringworm: the same flaky pink spots on the head. The main difference is the area of damage (can extend to the shoulders, chest, neck). Cracking of hair occurs at a distance of about 10 cm from the root. Microsporia is treated in the same way as ringworm.
Symptoms and treatment of shingles
The first symptoms of the disease are pain in the ribs, itching and burning. External manifestation - tubercles with a liquid that burst over time, forming crusts. After this, scars or other marks on the skin do not remain. How to cure
lichen in a person prone to this form of the disease? First, categorically it is impossible to start a disease or postpone treatment: this threatens damage to the nervous system, loss of vision. During treatment, antiviral drugs are used: ointments "Acyclovir" or "Valacyclovir". As for folk methods, lotions from alcohol tinctures are effective. Complete the procedure by lubricating the affected areas with castor oil. Oddly enough, but quite affordable remedies are indispensable assistants in the treatment of this form of infection. For example, do you know how to cure a person’s lichen with garlic?
- Grind in a blender or on a grater 100 g of garlic, pour the pulp with a glass of castor and simmer in the oven for about 3 hours. With this ointment, treat the skin several times a day.
- Lubricate the affected areas with a chopped clove of garlic in the morning and evening.
Baths with starch or herbs, such as celandine and calendula, are very helpful.