What is the relationship between athlete's foot and onychomycosis

Athlete's foot and onychomycosis are the most painful and troublesome problems. Although they are not serious life-threatening diseases, they will have an impact on life and work. A major cause of onychomycosis is athlete's foot, so you must pay attention to avoid athlete's foot and prevent fungal infections.

1. One of the causes of onychomycosis is athlete's foot. Athlete's foot is a very common fungal infectious skin disease. The harm of athlete's foot is not only itching, peeling, blistering, and fungal transmission, but it can also cause tinea manuum and onychomycosis. Scratching can lead to local bacterial infection.

2. If athlete's foot is not treated, it may also cause other skin diseases such as onychomycosis. Athlete's foot and onychomycosis are both caused by fungal invasion. Athlete's foot is caused by fungi invading the surface skin of the feet. Patients with onychomycosis often suffer from athlete's foot first. The foot fungus is brought to the hands, first invading the skin around the nails, and then through the growth and evolution of the nails or toenails, gradually invading the nails, forming onychomycosis, and further growing and multiplying until the entire nail is destroyed.

3. Onychomycosis and athlete's foot can be contagious to each other, and can be transmitted to oneself or by others. Whether you or your family members have athlete's foot or other skin ringworms caused by fungi, it may cause onychomycosis. However, if properly prevented and treated, patients with athlete's foot can avoid suffering from onychomycosis.

4. Athlete's foot is transmitted by contact. Because the epidermal cells of the palms and soles take a long time to replace, the stratum corneum is thick, there are many sweat glands but no sebaceous glands, and the feet are often covered in shoes and socks that are airtight, making it difficult for sweat to evaporate, the local temperature is high and the humidity is high. The stratum corneum is often soaked and softened, and the acidity and alkalinity of the epidermis changes, thus creating good conditions for fungal growth. In addition, due to poor personal hygiene habits, people are easily infected by coming into contact with patients' shoes, socks, gloves, shared slippers, towels and bathtubs. Dermatophytes are often transmitted through contaminated bathhouses, swimming pool floors, bath towels, public slippers, and foot basins.