Fungal skin diseases are an extremely unpleasant ailment. The reason is some types of microscopic fungi parasitizing on the human body. Their spores are transmitted from person to person or from animal to person. The skin, hair and nails are affected.
You can get infected in the flexible sauna, swimming pool, in open reservoirs with standing water (ponds and lakes). These microorganisms love a moist and warm environment. Fungal skin diseases can occur in people who are prone to excessive sweating in their legs, have serious chronic diseases (such as diabetes), in which blood circulation is impaired. A person can also get this sore if he took antibiotics, he has reduced immunity or there are cuts and cracks in the skin.
Fungal skin diseases vary in the degree of damage to the hair and nails. A disease in which only the upper 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 that penetrate into the deeper layers of the epidermis and affect the 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 membrane and internal organs. They are called deep mycoses and can cause serious harm to human health. A separate group of pathogenic microorganisms are yeast-like fungi - candidiasis. These settle on the mucosa, more often on the genitourinary organs.
Fungal skin diseases such as pityriasis versicolor, foot mycoses, microsporia, onychomycosis (nail fungus) are the most common diseases. They affect up to twenty percent of the population.
Symptoms of lichen are the appearance of flaky bright pink-brown spots on the neck, chest, or back. It is transmitted through underwear, bedding or towels used by a sick person.
Mycoses of the feet 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 the pool or bath.
Microsporia may appear on the scalp. Foci of seals with clear boundaries, hemp of hair sticks out inside, with a white coating. This disease can also occur on other parts of the body, then small nodules can be observed along the edges of the focus. It is transmitted after the use of household items from a patient or from cats and dogs.
With onychomycosis, the nail thickens, dims and deforms. There may be a thickening of the skin of the foot, while walking there is pain.
It must be remembered that no matter what the fungal skin diseases are, only a dermatologist can prescribe treatment. And you need to contact immediately, as the first symptoms were detected. You can not engage in self-medication. Fungal skin diseases are easily treated only at an early stage. If you do not seek the help of a specialist in time, then getting rid of this unpleasant ailment will be extremely difficult. You must be careful not to use other people's things and shoes, after the pool always take a shower and thoroughly wipe your feet (all folds of skin), do not wear tight shoes.