Fungus Fingernail

Nails can suffer from fungi infection. The medical term that corresponds to this type of infection is fungus fingernail. It is a common infection and even though some people are familiar with nail changes caused by mycosis, they neglect their treatment.

How to recognize the disease? At first, there are some changes in nail appearance: Nail color changes to white, yellow or brown, nails lose luster and transparency, nails become thickening and crumbly, they tend to peel off and the edges . These changes occur at the free edge of the nails and they can descend to the base, infecting the whole nail. Thus, the location of the fungus at the foot requires a longer treatment than the fungus located in the fingers of your hand. There are 4 types of fungal nail infections, of which the most common type is encountered in over 90% of cases, is at the derma fungus (infection under the nails). Fungal infection of nail disease is a relatively frequent. Worldwide, 2% to 18% of the population have a fungal infection of the nail at a time.

What are its complications? If fungus fingernails are not treated, they will never pass for themselves and will be a source of constant infection for the skin, for the nails that have not yet been infected, and also for people around, especially for other family members. Complications, especially in diabetics and those with peripheral circulatory disorders can be serious because of bacterial infections such as erysipelas, cellulites. Fungus fingernail also causes manifestations of functional order: discomfort or pain, especially when walking or touch the nail. It causes aesthetic problems, and not all diseased nails look nice. Fungus fingernails are found more frequently among older people (over 60 years) and it is rare among children, occurring in less than 1% of children of different ages

How is nail infection? Fungal infection can be achieved by contamination from sick person through contaminated objects (shoes, scissors, socks, towels), by attending swimming pools, gyms improperly cleaned, unhygienic manicure and pedicure. Conditions of humidity and heat (rubber footwear, synthetic material, hot season) favorites the occurrence or relapse of infection. Patients with diabetes, those with circulatory problems are prone to fungus fingernail.

Where and how do we treat? First of all you must not remain indifferent if you notice changes in your nails. Your dermatologist or family doctor can assess changes in nails and can say if it is fungus infection. Fungus fingernails can be healing with proper treatment, most often an oral treatment. Such treatment does not need prior specialized consult. Treatments for fungus fingernails: The first day will grease the nail with natural oils based lotion, make coffee the next day (top 10 teaspoons of coffee in 150 ml water) and enter several times a day the fingers in coffee, for 2-3 min, leaving them dry. After the skin of the fingers dries, do not remove the deposit of coffee. It is used successfully for the thickened and peeled skin and pain in the feet and ankles disappears. Put your fingers in vinegar (preferably apple vinegar) diluted 3 times / day, for 1 / 2 hour every evening, before bedtime, place a piece of wool vinegar (diluted or undiluted, depending on skin sensitivity), apply on fungus fingernails, and wrap them in plastic. In the morning, clean the dead skin under the fingernails. Repeat until healing (it takes about 1 month). Bath your foot in warm water where you have dissolved bicarbonate of Na teaspoon and a tablespoon of salt. After the solution cools, wash your feet with clean water. Mix mint crushed with salt and sprinkle between toes. Drink tea of nettles, bath your foot until they soak the fresh nettles, and anoint with nettle essence.

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