Most girls know what a fungal infection of pedicure or natural manicure is and what can cause.However, not everyone knows how the nail fungus is seen on the legs or hands, since the symptoms of the lesions depend on the variety of infections.
The 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 to prescribe treatment regime 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 enough signs, but progress as pathogenic bacteria reproduce on the surface and deterioration of normal nail microflora.
The nail fungus shows the symptoms fast enough, and can be visually visually.Standard 2 to 3 days after the infection falls into the coating, microorganisms begin to multiply quickly and spoil the nail structure.
The first signs of the fungus:
- Change the color of the nail.Standards instead of pink, it becomes yellowish, dark or yellow, stripes appear on the surface.
- Deformation of the nail bed.Desiginoso, gaps, hills, the thickness of the nail also changes in its area in its area.Most of the time, there is significant thickening of the main zone, which leads to the mass formation of disadvantages on the surface and gradual destruction of the nails.Often, the deformation of the manicure leads to a growth plate in the side rollers on the legs.
- Discomfort when pressed on the tips of the fingers.If you press the pillows and feel unpleasant sensations, pain, greater tissue density, it is recommended to consult a dermatologist.
- The appearance of diaper eruption between the fingers.In this area, the skin can take off, there is a risk of detachment of a sensitive epidermis.
- Unpleasant smell.When the infection in the coating occurs, the layers of the upper horn begin to rot, the microflora of the nail changes, so an acid caustic smell appears.
Before determining the fungus on the nails of the legs, always consider the visual state of the pedicure.For this, it is recommended to inspect the suspicious area 2-3 times a day.At this stage, it is recommended to use popular antifungal methods that avoid the additional development of the disease.
The main signs of damage to the type of fungus infected depend.In addition, defeat often appears on the sensitive skin of the legs or arms, then the symptoms are different:
- Abundant tissue peeling;
- The skin becomes rough, dense, a hard crust;
- The tone of the epidermis changes, often becomes yellowish;
- An eruption appears, inflammation, irritation;
- Pain for direct contact with arms or legs.
Problems often appear at the same time, this indicates the active form of damage to sensitive skin, so you should urgently consult a doctor not to start skin health.
Diagnostic methods
The girl can notice the main symptoms and manifestations of the disease itself if she pays attention to the visual condition of the arms, legs and the quality of natural manicure.
It is standard to discover the problem by which your nail condition or the epidermis spoils, you must consult a doctor.There are two specialists who can identify the presence of a fungus: a dermatologist and mycologist.The first is involved in general dermatological issues.If you don't know what exactly with the nails, you should contact it.Mycologist is a specialist in infectious and viral diseases of the nails, which will analyze the state of manicure in more detail.
When visiting a doctor, the nail fungus analysis consists of three stages:
- Interrogation.A visit to the patient's theoretical survey 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 pressed on her fingers, what total changes have occurred on the nails.
- Microscopy.To make the main diagnosis and prescribe the treatment regime, the doctor completely examines the affected area using medical gloves.After that, scraping from the skin, nails, whose conclusion can be obtained after the chemical analyzer work.The stage includes the analysis exam through a microscope to identify the characteristics of pathogenic bacteria.The stage allows you to discover the nature of the disease, the degree of its development.Standard standard after microscopy, the doctor prescribes the main medications.
- Microbiological examination.For a more detailed diagnosis of the affected area, the doctor uses the method of sowing microorganisms in the nutrient medium, which guarantees its rapid propagation.A week after the start of the exam, the doctor can reach a conclusion by identifying the characteristics of a particular disease.
Doctors do not resort to the microbiological examination in 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 contact, it is recommended to make an appointment with a dermatologist.If complex fungal forms are detected, it will redirect it to a mikologist, or prescribe a treatment regime for the disease.
How to determine the nail fungus at home
In order not to consult a doctor, you can make diagnoses yourself, but be careful: the result is not always necessary, especially in the presence of initial forms of infection progression.
In addition, a visual change in the state of manicure does not always indicate the presence of mycosis, often the deformation occurs after a mechanical load in the fingertips or a decrease in the local immunity of the matrix.
There are two main ways to examine nails in the fungus:
- Use of potassium permanganate.The method is safe for a girl and has no contraindications, except for an allergic reaction to the medication.For the procedure, a solution of potassium permanganate is diluted in a small concentration in warm water.The hands or legs are placed in the bathroom for 10 minutes, during this time, the skin and healthy nails are painted dark, and the infected remain in the same condition.
- Using iodine.IOD is not suitable for identifying part of fungi, including onychomycosis, but shows the presence of lichens, mycosis, dermatological problems.To perform the analysis, skin and plate should be treated with an iodine solution and wait for 10 to 15 minutes until it manifests.The healthy surface will finally have a pale color and infected with dark, rich.
Keep in mind that sometimes manipulations should be repeated twice to ensure as a result (it may be necessary in the initial stages of the development of the disease).
How to distinguish mycosis from the nails of other diseases?
In the domestic diagnosis of a state of natural pedicure, 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.
Often, mycosis in the early stages can be confused with dermatological diseases, fingers or the effects of external factors (the use of chemicals without gloves, freezing, use of low quality cosmetics, allergies to applied compounds).
Mycosis has several characteristics:
- Gradual.The progression of the lesion always occurs in the stages: at the beginning, the shadow simply changes, and in the end, the infection can lead to the complete separation of the bed of the tissue nail;
- Unpleasant smell.A characteristic smell is manifested from the infected area only in the presence of a fungus;
- The development of the fungus begins in a standard way with a finger.Very often, an infection appears on the thumb and gently change the rest, if it does not resort to timely treatment;
- Changing the shadow of the nail, the appearance of characteristic points, strips in the coating.
When such factors appear, it is important to consult a doctor and take evidence to avoid the rapid deterioration of the nails, which is quite difficult to solve.
Conclusions
The fungus of the nails has characteristics that always appear when the infection of the plate or the epidermis.However, keep in mind that sometimes they can be confused with other diseases and injuries, so it is recommended to make diagnoses visiting the clinic or using potassium/iodine permanganate to perform house procedures.