Redness, itching, burning, the appearance of flaky bubbles and cracks in the interdigital folds on the hands - these signs may indicate a fungal lesion. Fungus between fingers is easy to pick up in public places, when shaking hands, using other people's personal items, especially if there are microdamages on the skin of the hands, the person has hyperhidrosis of the palms, reduced immune defense. Confirm the diagnosis can be through a microscopic examination of scraping and sowing from the affected area of the skin. The earlier the fungus is detected between the fingers, and the earlier the treatment is started, the faster the recovery and the less the risk of spreading the infection to other parts of the body.
How and what to cure the fungus between the fingers?
Usually, the treatment of the fungus on the hands between the fingers is limited to the use of ointments or creams - local remedies for a fungal infection that have a harmful effect on a wide range of pathogens. These drugs include:
- Lamisyl ;
- Clotrimazole;
- Myconorm;
- Exoderyl;
- Orungal;
- Nizoral and others.
With a significant lesion recommended systemic antifungal drugs for oral administration:
- Fluconazole;
- Diflucan;
- Mycomomax;
- Griseofulvin, etc.
Also, with a complicated course of fungal infection, ointments with corticosteroids may be prescribed:
- Triderm;
- Acriderm ;
- Mikozolone;
- hydrocortisone ointment, etc.
When joining a bacterial infection, antiseptics and antibiotics are prescribed.
In the treatment of fungal infection, it is important to observe the regularity of the use of medications. Before applying external means, you should always thoroughly wash and dry your hands. The duration of treatment of the fungus between the fingers can be from two weeks to a month.
Treatment of fungus between fingers of hands folk remedies
In addition to the main means of treatment of the fungus, you can use folk recipes that will help to get rid of unpleasant symptoms faster, prevent the attachment of a secondary infection, suppress the activity of fungi. A popular folk method of treating the fungus between the fingers is iodine lubrication of the affected areas of the skin, which is carried out twice a day with a cotton swab. Also, the intervals between the fingers affected by the fungus can be lubricated with vinegar - usual or apple, also twice a day with a cotton swab.