[Source: Xi'an Science Popular Science Network_Medical Knowledge]
Aunt Wang came to our hospital's dermatology clinic because her toenails became thicker and yellow. After the examination, the doctor told her, "You have onychomycosis , which is onychomycosis." Aunt Wang was very confused, "My nails are yellow, not gray, why is it onychomycosis?"
So, does onychomycosis have to be gray?
Onychomycosis is not necessarily gray!
Onychomycosis is clinically called onychomycosis, which is a chronic nail disease caused by nail infection.
Onychomycosis can appear as the nail is gray-white, gray-yellow or gray-black, but it can also not appear gray, but white, yellow, black, brown, etc.
In addition to changing color, onychomycosis can also be manifested as thickening of nails, brittle nails, easy to desquamate or deslag, and smaller or even shrink.
The nails turn gray may not necessarily be onychomycosis!
The most common thing is bleeding under the aphrodisiac, which can cause gray-black and bruises.
When diseases such as psoriasis, psoriatic pustitis, lichen planus, pigmented nevus are involved, it can also cause changes in the color of the nail. Therefore, turning gray nails does not necessarily mean onychomycosis.
If you have onychomycosis, you should go to the hospital for treatment!
Some people think that onychomycosis does not hurt or itchy and does not require treatment. This is wrong!
Onychomycosis not only affects the beauty and function of the nails, but also "one contagious" and may further cause other problems such as tinea pedis, keratinitis , skin erysipelas, etc. It even becomes a source of infection and is transmitted to people around you. Therefore, if you have onychomycosis, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.
Onychomycosis can be cured and prevented!
Some people also think that onychomycosis has been around for many years. They have applied a lot of medicine and tried many folk remedies, but they are still the same. They think that onychomycosis cannot be cured, which is also wrong. Onychomycosis can be cured and prevented.
to prevent and treat onychomycosis, we should do:
1. Do not give pathogens a chance: fungi are the pathogens that cause onychomycosis, and humidity and warmth are the ideal environment for fungi to grow. We should keep our feet clean and our shoes and socks dry to prevent fungi from growing. Try to avoid wearing breathable shoes. After sweating due to excessive exercise, you should replace and wash and dry your shoes and socks in time, clean the shoe cabinet regularly, and expose the sun to the sun.
2. Avoid cross-infection. Onychomycosis may be transmitted from family members to each other. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid sharing shoes, socks, slippers, foot basins, foot towels and other daily necessities with onychomycosis patients to prevent cross-infection.
3. Strengthening one's own physical constitution, the elderly and immunosuppressed patients are the most common people with onychomycosis, mainly because these people have low immunity and weak resistance to fungi. It is very important to maintain good living habits, adhere to exercise, regular work and rest, and a reasonable diet of .
4. Timely standardized treatment: You should go to the dermatology department of a regular hospital for treatment of onychomycosis, rather than be superstitious about folk remedies. Onychomycosis cures mainly rely on persisting in oral medications. Topical drugs generally do not cure onychomycosis, because the fingernails are hard and dense in structure, and the effect of applying drugs is limited. Topical combined oral drugs may improve the treatment effect. The specific drugs and course of treatment need to be decided by the doctor based on the condition.
In the end, under the guidance of the doctor, Aunt Wang insisted on treatment and cured her onychomycosis. She once again had complete and shiny nails, and was very happy. The doctor told her to pay more attention after being cured and actively prevent re-infection.
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