More than a quarter of people are prone to fungal diseases of the nails - onychomycosis . This disease often begins asymptomatically, and only after a certain amount of time a person notices changes in the appearance of the nail.
Who is at risk?
In general, this disease is subject to certain categories:
- people with increased sweating of the hands and feet;
- owners of longitudinal flat feet;
- people who do not follow the rules of hygiene;
- frequent visitors to public places with high humidity (swimming pools, baths, gyms, etc.);
- owners of poor-quality and tight shoes.
How to determine the presence of fungus?
If you notice that it's not okay with your nails, do a fairly simple procedure at home:
- Dilute potassium permanganate in water until a light purple color is obtained.
- Immerse the fingertips for a few minutes into the liquid.
- Determine their coloration: healthy fingernails will assume a brown color. Places affected by onychomycosis will remain unpainted.
If your fears are confirmed, then the next step should be a visit to the doctor. Since nail damage can cause a large number of fungi, then an analysis should be made for the correct purpose of the treatment.
Local antifungal preparations for nails
Today's pharmaceutical market can offer a large number of antifungal drugs for nails.
For topical use, antifungal agents are available in the form of nail polish. They are recommended for use with a small lesion (1-2 nails). Since the nail is quite dense in its structure, it is recommended to steam it up and apply a coarse-grained file before applying the varnish. This will help lift the scales and facilitate the penetration of the medicine.
The best antifungal preparations for nails are:
- Loceril;
- Batrafen.
Also quite effective antifungal drug for nails can be called Exoderyl - a drug that is released in the form of a solution. To put or render agents it is better before a dream.
Antifungal drug for nails Mikozan is a therapeutic serum. In addition to the medication, one-off nail files (10 pieces for each nail) are attached. This medication is suitable not only for the removal of fungus, but also helps to strengthen the nails, as well as prevent possible relapses.
The use of these antifungal drugs is recommended for the treatment of nails of the feet and hands. Moreover, the fingernails of the hands are more quickly cured than the nails on the legs. This is because the legs are in more "difficult" conditions (shoes, socks, humidity, etc.).
Sometimes keratolytic patches are used to remove the affected part of the nail. In their composition, in the quality of the active substance, there is salicylic acid (quinazole-salicylic or quinazole-dimexide plasters) or urea. It:
- Ureaplast;
- Onychoplast;
- urea plaster with quinazole.
Before applying it, the skin around the affected nail is covered with a regular plaster. Change this mass after 2-3 days, cleaning the nail from the detachments.
Internal preparations against fungi
There are situations when the nails infected with a fungus are in a neglected state. In such cases, the number of affected nails and their area (more than half of the nail) increases. In this case, one can not do with external external drugs and
Among the antifungal drugs of oral administration, the most effective are:
- Diflucan;
- Orungal;
- Lamisyl ;
- Irunin.
It should be noted that all preparations for internal use have strict limitations: they are strictly prohibited for hepatic diseases and pregnancy.