Many of us well-known expression: "For me, it seems that the fungus is in the toenails, but I don't know which doctor to turn to". Really, what is this disease, and who can cure him? Let's get first things first.
So, if you feel itching between the toes, accompanied by redness and peeling of the skin, and the nails are happening incomprehensible things: they turn yellow, they are stronger, they begin to flake, crumble, and sometimes very unpleasant to feel, is the above expression may take and to you. Straight say, a star is small, because these symptoms indicate the beginning of a very unpleasant disease called onychomycosis and caused by the parasitic on the skin of humans by pathogenic fungi. According to medical statisticians, in a number of the most common infections it is important for the respiratory diseases.
We will try to briefly tell you about what professionals should and can give you back health and restore mental comfort.
Go to the doctor! But to what?
If you noticed in your listed symptoms, do not despair and do not panic, the more, do not try to do self treatment. The sooner you decide to ask the assistance of the competent expert, this will increase your chances of a complete cure from the disease.
So, which doctor to go with nail fungus? We advise you, first thing, contact your family doctor, if any, or to the local gp clinic to which you are connected. They examine you and listen to your complaints, after which the released direction to the appropriate specialist. In anticipated cases, the specialist will be the doctor-the dermatologist who will perform complex laboratory and instrumental diagnostic studies.
If the diagnosis of mycosis is not confirmed, or in your village is missing a narrow specialist just to fungal diseases, about which we will say a little lower, just a dermatologist will be your treatment.
It also has all the necessary knowledge in this field, just his immediate area of specialization is much broader: it is the pathology of the epithelium, associated with various inflammatory, parasitic, viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. When fungus on foot problems more local and relate directly to the Horny plates.
Here you need to make a small clarification: the color and structural changes of the nails may be associated with diseases of internal organs or systems – similar to the result on the basis of the differential diagnosis, it is also quite possible. In such a situation, the therapy logs and other experts.
In case, if the symptoms of onychomycosis are true, if they are available to the corresponding condition in a medical facility, your suffering will be a doctor who specializes in fungal diseases. Such specialist is called a mycologist.
A few words about the principles of treatment
Regardless of who performs the treatment - dermatologist or mycologist, will act for the next accumulated scheme:
- first is an individual plan for therapy;
- carries out control over a course of treatment to achieve the final positive result;
- called preventive measures.
Fungi, like other organisms, have the property to adapt to the action, even the most effective drugs, so the biggest effect provides a comprehensive treatment of the disease, which involves a combination of tablet + special varnishes or ointments. In some cases, appointed by the injections and vitamin preparations. The doctor may also recommend the use of folk methods of treatment, but only as a supplement to the main course of therapy and under his supervision.
In the early stages of the disease can be treated with anti-inflammatory anti-fungal varnish for a couple of months to completely recondition the nails.
In more severe cases mycologist can assign the resources that are able to remove the affected nails. Are drugs that have a natural base of essential oils, contribute not only to the hair of the sick nail, but also a sufficiently rapid occurrence of new ones.
In the most advanced cases without the tablet the system the impact of the do fail. In their selection of a physician consider not only the effectiveness of their action in this particular case, but also the patient's individual tolerance and possible side effects.
Unfortunately, in the process of treatment, especially in advanced cases, can sometimes take several months. Therefore, it is very important, patience and strict implementation of the recommendations of the doctor.
When the symptoms of the disease finally subsides, the doctor will prescribe a double repeated examination, covering and supplies laboratory analyses. The first takes place directly after completing the course of therapy, the following – month. In suspected recurrent the doctor may prescribe re-treatment.
In conclusion - on the measures of prevention
You need to understand that failure to adhere to recommended by the attending specialist of preventive measures, threatens a return of the disease.
And don't forget about basic measures, such as:
- do not neglect the daily health treatments stop, be sure to wash your feet in the evening;
- keep away from injury to the nail of the rollers and the skin to stop;
- regularly wash and dry the shoes. On the website we wrote about the means and methods of the processing of the shoes from the mold;
- in the common areas (baths, saunas, swimming pools, beaches, sports facilities and so on) keep in itself will bring a change of shoes and never use someone else;
- regularly spend cleaning the apartment before the mold means, recommended by a doctor;
- finally, once again we remind you: at the first suspicious signs, such as fungal disease, immediately contact your dermatologist or mykology.
The key to a quick and final recovery is a timely appeal to the doctor!