Most girls know what a fungal infection of natural pedicure or manicure is and what they can lead to.However, not everyone knows what the nail fungus looks like on the legs or hands, since the symptoms of lesions depend on the variety of infections.
Signs of nail fungus in the early stages are difficult to distinguish from the usual lack of vitamins in matrix or weakened immunity, but the timely detection of the disease will help prescribe the treatment scheme and restore the manicure.
The first signs and symptoms of nail fungus
Almost nobody knows how to recognize the nail fungus so that they have to pay attention to the timely diagnosis of the disease.
The disease itself has some signs, but they occur when pathogenic bacteria multiply on the surface and the deterioration of the normal microflora of the nails.
The nail fungus shows the symptoms quickly enough and they can be visually visible.By default 2-3 days after infection on the coating, microorganisms begin to multiply quickly and spoil the structure of the nails.
The first signs of the mushroom:
- Change the color of the nail.Standards instead of pink, it will appear yellowish, dark or yellow spots, stripes on the surface.
- Deformation of the nail bed.Uneven, cavities, hills, the thickness of the nail also change in its area.Most of the time, there is a significant thickening of the main zone, which leads to mass formation of disadvantages on the surface and the gradual destruction of the nails.The deformation of the manicure often leads to a growing plate in the side rollers on the legs.
- Complaints when pressing the fingertips.If you press the pillows and feel uncomfortable sensations, pain and increased tissue density, it is recommended to consult a dermatologist.
- The appearance of diaper rash between the fingers.In this zone, the skin can remove, there is a risk of replacing a sensitive epidermis.
- Unpleasant smell.When the infection occurs on the coating, the upper layers of horn begin to rot, the microflora of the nail changes, which is why a acidic caustic smell occurs.
Before you determine the mushroom on the legs of the legs, you should always look at the visual condition of the pedicure.For this purpose, it is recommended to inspect the alleged area 2-3 times a day.At this stage it is recommended to use Volks -Antimyotika methods that prevent the further development of the disease.
The main signs of damage to the type of fungus you have infected depend.In addition, the defeat often occurs on sensitive skin of the legs or arms, then the symptoms differ:
- Abundant the peeling of tissues;
- The skin becomes rough, dense, a hard crust forms;
- The shadow of the epidermis changes - often it becomes yellowish;
- Rash, inflammation, irritation appears;
- Pain for direct contact with arms or legs.
Problems often occur at the same time, this indicates the active form of harmful damage to sensitive skin.Therefore, you urgently need to consult a doctor so as not to start skin health.
Diagnostic methods
The girl can notice the main symptoms and manifestations of the disease herself if she draws attention to the visual condition of the arms, legs and the quality of the natural manicure.
It is standard to find out the problem by spoiling your condition of nails or epidermis, you have to consult a doctor.There are two specialists who can identify the presence of a mushroom: a dermatologist and mycologist.The first is used in general dermatological questions.If you don't know exactly with the nails, you should contact him.The mycologist is a specialist for infectious and viral diseases of the nails that analyze the manicure state in more detail.
In the case of a doctor, the analysis of the nail fungus consists of three stages:
- Survey.A visit to the clinic from the patient's theoretical overview begins.The doctor asks what the girl has symptoms, the reasons why she turns.The doctor should find out whether the girl's discomfort when pressing her fingers, which overall changes have occurred on the nails.
- Microscopy.In order to provide the main diagnosis and to prescribe the treatment scheme, the doctor completely examines the affected area using medical gloves.After that, scratching scraps from the skin, nails, the conclusion from which can be obtained after the work of the chemical analyzer.The level includes the examination of analyzes by a microscope to identify the characteristics of pathogenic bacteria.The stage enables you to find out the type of disease to find out the degree of your development.By default after microscopy, the doctor prescribes the main medication.
- Microbiological examination.For a more detailed diagnosis of the affected area, the doctor uses the method for sowing microorganisms in the nutrient medium, which ensures its quick spread.A week after the start of the examination, the doctor can draw a conclusion by identifying the characteristics of a certain disease.
The doctors do not use microbiological examination at 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 you should contact, it is recommended to make an appointment with a dermatologist.If complex mushroom forms are found, it will forward them to a micrologist or prescribe a treatment scheme for the disease.
How to determine the mushroom of the nail at home
In order not to consult a doctor, you can carry out diagnostics yourself, but be careful - the result is not always precise, especially when the infection progresses.
In addition, a visual change in the manicure state does not always indicate the presence of mycosis, often the deformation occurs after a mechanical strain on the fingertips or a decrease in the local immunity of the matrix.
There are two main methods to examine the nails on the mushroom:
- With potassium perhanging.The method is safe for a girl and has no contraindications except for an allergic reaction to the medication.For the process, a potassium perpetrator solution is diluted in warm water in a low concentration.Hands or legs are placed in the bathroom for 10 minutes, during this time healthy skin and nails are painted dark and infected people remain in the same state.
- Use iodine.Iodine is not suitable for identifying part of the mushrooms, including onychomycosis, but it shows the presence of lichens, mycoses and dermatological problems.In order to carry out the analysis, skin and plate must be treated with a iodine solution and waited for 10-15 minutes until it manifests itself.The healthy surface ultimately has a pale color and with dark, richly infected.
Remember that manipulations sometimes have to be repeated twice to ensure that they are required to develop the disease in the first stages).
How can you distinguish the mycosis of nails from other diseases?
In the home diagnosis of a natural pedicure state, you must take into account all the signs and symptoms of gradual damage to the plate or the deterioration of the quality of the epidermis.
Mycosis in the early stages can often be confused with dermatological diseases, fingern damage or the effects of external factors (the use of chemicals without gloves, frostbite, use of cosmetics with low quality, allergies against applied compounds).
Mycosis has several characteristics:
- Gradually.The lesion always progresses in phases: First, the shadow changes simply and at the end the infection can lead to the full separation of the nail bed of tissues;
- Unpleasant smell.A characteristic acid smell only manifests itself in the presence of a mushroom from the infected area;
- The development of the mushroom begins with a finger by default.An infection appears most often on the thumb and changes smoothly to the rest, if not used for timely treatment.
- Change the shadow of the nail, the appearance of characteristic spots, the coating.
If such factors appear, it is important to consult a doctor and carry out tests to prevent the rapid deterioration of nails, which is quite difficult to fix.
Conclusions
The mushroom of the nails has characteristic features that always occur when infection of the plate or epidermis.However, take into account that you can sometimes be confused with other diseases and lesions.It is therefore recommended to use the diagnosis by visiting the clinic or the use of potassium/iodine per manganate to carry out house processes.