The harm of erosive athlete's foot

If erosive athlete's foot is not effectively treated and resolved, the harm caused will be very serious. It may cause eczema and damage to the toenails. It will also cause athlete's foot and be transmitted to others.

1. Cause eczema, chapped hands and feet and pain: First of all, because the fungus is foreign, it destroys the outermost dense protective layer of the skin after gnawing on the skin, making the skin very susceptible to external stimuli. Coupled with the effect of the metabolites of the fungus itself, it is easy to cause eczema, blisters, peeling and other phenomena. Especially when it spreads to the hands, because the hands are often stimulated by chemicals, it is not easy to heal, which brings a lot of inconvenience to work and life. In winter and spring, chapped hands and feet may occur. In mild cases, there will be obvious discomfort, while in severe cases, there may be obvious pain when walking.

2. Destroy the nails and toenails, and spread to other parts of the body to cause tinea corporis, onychomycosis, etc.: After the ringworm has gnawed the skin of the toes, it will covet the toenails which are rich in keratin. Especially when the toenails are damaged due to wearing tight shoes, it will quickly drill into them and destroy the nails. When the nails are infected with fungi due to scratching or other reasons, they will be spread to other parts of the body, where the fungi will take root and continue to eat healthy skin elsewhere in the body, while excreting waste and causing inflammation, which is tinea corporis and tinea cruris. Especially those who have poor physical fitness or are obese, sweat a lot, and have oily skin are very likely to develop tinea corporis and cruris, even on a large scale, and are often mistaken for other diseases such as lupus erythematosus.

3. Causes of foot odor: The cause of foot odor is mainly related to local excessive sweating and bacterial and fungal infections. Many people with athlete's foot sweat excessively on their feet. When wearing non-breathable shoes, sweat softens the outermost layer of the local skin's stratum corneum. Local bacteria and fungi can decompose skin metabolites and produce unpleasant odors, and decompose urea in sweat to produce pungent ammonia. In addition, the lactic acid contained in sweat itself has a smell similar to yogurt. The mixture of several smells becomes an unpleasant odor, especially when the feet are covered in shoes for a long time, the smell of feet is even stronger.

4. Infect others and become a source of disease: People with athlete's foot are the main source of infection. When the feet touch the ground, the dandruff containing fungi is scattered on the floor of the home and in the slippers. When another person walks over or gets their wet feet stuck to it, the hungry fungi will not miss such a good opportunity to have a full meal and set up camp. There is a layer of adhesive substance on the surface that can easily reach new feet. Cause others or family members to be infected with athlete's foot or other fungal diseases. This is also the root cause of multiple infections in many families.