Most girls know what a fungal infection of natural or manicure is and what it can lead.However, not everyone knows what the fungus of the legs or hands looks like, because the symptoms of the lesions depend on the variety of infection.
Signs of nail fungus in the first stages are difficult to distinguish from the usual lack of vitamins in the matrix or weakened immunity, but rapid detection of the disease will help prescribe a treatment diet and restore manicure.
The first signs and symptoms of nail fungus
Almost no one knows how to recognize the fungus of the nails, so you should pay attention to the timely diagnosis of the disease.
The disease itself has a lot of signs, but they progress as pathogenic bacteria reproduce on the surface and the deterioration of normal nail microflora.
The nail fungus shows the symptoms fairly quickly, and they can be visually visually.Shipping 2 to 3 days after the end of the infection on the coating, microorganisms quickly start to multiply and spoil the nails structure.
The first signs of the fungus:
- Change the color of the nail.Standards instead of pink, it becomes yellowish, dark or yellow, stripes on the surface appear.
- Deformation of the nail bed.Uneven, hollow, mounds, the thickness of the nail also changes in its area in its area.Most often, a significant thickening of the main area occurs, which leads to mass formation of the drawbacks on the surface and the progressive destruction of the nails.Often the deformation of the manicure leads to a growth plate in the side rolls on the legs.
- Discomfort when he pressed the fingers.If you press the pillows and feel unpleasant sensations, pain, increased tissue density, it is recommended to consult a dermatologist.
- The appearance of an eruption between the fingers.In this area, the skin can take off, there is a risk of detachment from a sensitive epidermis.
- Unpleasant odor.When the infection occurs on the coating, the upper horn layers begin to rot, the microflora of the nails changes, which is why an acid caustic odor appears.
Before determining the fungus on the legs of the legs, always consider the visual state of the pedicure.For this, it is recommended to inspect the suspected area 2 to 3 times a day.At this stage, it is recommended to use folk antifungal methods that prevent the subsequent development of the disease.
The main signs of damage to the type of fungus that you have infected are dependent.In addition, defeat often appears on the sensitive skin of the legs or arms, then the symptoms are different:
- Abundant peeling of fabrics;
- The skin becomes rough, dense, a hard crust forms;
- The shadow of the epidermis changes - often it becomes yellowish;
- An eruption, inflammation, irritation appear;
- Pain for direct contact with arms or legs.
Often, problems appear at the same time, this indicates the active form of sensitive skin damage, which is why you should consult a doctor urgently so as not to start the health of the skin.
Diagnostic methods
The girl can notice the main symptoms and manifestations of the disease itself if she pays attention to the visual state of the arms, legs and the quality of natural manicure.
It is standard to discover the problem by which your state of nails or epidermis moved, you must consult a doctor.There are two specialists who can identify the presence of a fungus: a dermatologist and mycologist.The first is engaged in general dermatological problems.If you don't know exactly what with the nails, you need to contact him.The mycologist is a specialist in infectious and viral nail diseases, which will analyze the state of manicure in more detail.
When visiting a doctor, the nail fungus analysis consists of three stages:
- Examination.A visit to the patient's theoretical investigation clinic begins.To do this, the doctor asks what the girl has symptoms, the reasons why she turned.The doctor should find out if the girl's discomfort when he pressed his fingers, what total changes have arrived in the nails.
- Microscopy.To establish the main diagnosis and prescribe the therapeutic scheme, the doctor completely examines the affected area using medical gloves.After that, scraping skin, nails, the conclusion of which can be obtained after taking the work of the chemical analyzer.The step includes examining analyzes through a microscope to identify the characteristics of pathogenic bacteria.The scene allows you to discover the nature of the disease, the degree of its development.Standing after microscopy, the doctor prescribes the main drugs.
- Microbiological examination.For a more detailed diagnosis of the affected area, the doctor uses the microorganism sowing method in the nutritive environment, which ensures their rapid spread.A week after the start of the exam, the doctor can draw a conclusion by identifying the characteristics of a particular disease.
Doctors do not resort to microbiological examination during the session, but this stage may be necessary if the girl visited the clinic in the presence of an advanced form of the disease.
If you do not know which doctor contacting, it is recommended to make an appointment with a dermatologist.If forms of complex fungi are detected, it will redirect you to a mikologist, or he will prescribe a treatment regime for the disease.
How to determine the nail fungus at home
In order not to consult a doctor, you can conduct diagnoses yourself, but be careful - the result is not always correct, in particular in the presence of initial forms of progression of the infection.
In addition, a visual change in the manicure state does not always indicate the presence of mycosis, often the deformation occurs after a mechanical load at the fingertips or a decrease in the local immunity of the matrix.
There are two main ways to examine the nails on the fungus:
- Use of potassium permanganate.The method is sure for a girl and has no contraindications, with the exception of an allergic reaction to the drug.For the procedure, a solution of potassium permanganate is diluted at a small concentration in hot water.The hands or legs are placed in the bath for 10 minutes, during this period, the healthy skin and the nails are painted and infected and those infected remain on the same condition.
- Using iodine.The iod is not suitable to identify part of the fungi, including onychomycosis, but it shows the presence of lichen, mycoses, dermatological problems.To carry out the analysis, the skin and the plate must be treated with an iodine solution and expected 10-15 minutes until it manifests.The healthy surface will ultimately have a pale color infected with rich and rich rich.
Keep in mind that manipulations must sometimes be repeated twice in order to ensure accordingly (this may be necessary in the early stages of the development of the disease).
How to distinguish mycosis from the nails from other diseases?
In the domestic diagnosis of a state of natural pedicure, you must take into account all the signs and symptoms of progressive damage to the plate or the deterioration of the quality of the epidermis.
Often, yeast infections in the first stages can be confused with dermatological diseases, finger damage or effects of external factors (the use of chemicals without gloves, frostbite, the use of low -quality cosmetics, allergies to applied compounds).
Mycosis has several characteristics:
- Gradual.The progression of the lesion always occurs in stages: at the beginning, the shadow changes simply and, at the end, the infection can cause the complete separation of the cot of the tissue;
- Unpleasant odor.A characteristic sour odor manifests itself by the infected area in the presence of a fungus;
- The development of the fungus begins standard with only one finger.Most often, an infection appears on the thumb and smoothly goes by the rest, if not used in a timely treatment;
- Changing the shadow of the nail, the appearance of characteristic spots, the bands on the coating.
When such factors appear, it is important to consult a doctor and take tests to avoid rapid deterioration of the nails, which is quite difficult to repair.
Conclusions
The fungus of the nails has characteristics that always appear when infection of the plate or the epidermis.However, take into account the fact that they can sometimes be confused with other diseases and lesions, it is therefore recommended to carry out diagnoses by visiting the clinic or using potassium / iodine permanganate to carry out home procedures.