The inside of the onychomycosis nails smells bad

Onychomycosis is a common fungal infection. As the saying goes, if you have onychomycosis, it can infect two people. If you don't pay attention to timely treatment, it may lead to other symptoms. Not only will the nails turn yellow and become very brittle, but they will also cause odor. This is mainly caused by the infection. Therefore, onychomycosis should be treated in time. Let us take a brief look at it below.

Onychomycosis

Onychomycosis usually starts with 1-2 nails, and in severe cases, all nails may be affected. The nail plate loses its luster, becomes thicker and deformed over time, and becomes grayish white or dirty yellow. The nail plate becomes brittle and breaks off, and sometimes separates from the nail bed.

Local application of medicine is less painful, but it is time-consuming and laborious. The advantage is that it is relatively economical and easy to do. The method is to use a knife to scrape the diseased nail thinly every day, and then apply 30% glacial acetic acid 1 to 2 times a day until it is cured, which takes about 3 to 6 months. When applying the medicine, you should pay attention to protecting the skin around the nail. Oral antifungal drugs are suitable for those who have multiple nails (toenails) at the same time. This method has long been used in clinical practice. For example, griseofulvin and ketoconazole absorption have certain therapeutic effects.

Untreated athlete's foot can directly lead to onychomycosis

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.

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

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.