These bad habits will cause you to have onychomycosis

Onychomycosis, the common name for onychomycosis, is also called "goose claw wind" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is now called onychomycosis. It is a chronic infectious nail disease caused by dermatophytes, yeasts and molds invading the nail plate and the nail bed under the nail plate. Onychomycosis is a common and frequently occurring disease in dermatology, and is also a relatively difficult disease to treat. The symptoms of onychomycosis include cloudy and dull nails, thickened nails, uneven nail surface, nail separation, discoloration, nail plate atrophy, nail plate shedding, nail plate warping or hooking, or paronychia. Middle-aged and elderly people, diabetics, people with low immune function, or people with nail trauma, sweat easily, or wear tight shoes and socks for a long time are all potential susceptible groups to onychomycosis.

1. Personal hygiene habits

Studies have shown that people who love sports are more likely to suffer from onychomycosis than ordinary people, and there is a direct connection between personal hygiene habits and onychomycosis. People who take a bath and change clothes frequently have a lower probability of contracting onychomycosis. People who often take a bath or swim in public places such as public bathrooms and swimming pools with poor hygiene conditions are more likely to be infected with onychomycosis. People who keep pet cats and dogs are also a high-risk group for onychomycosis. In addition, patients with chronic diseases such as malnutrition, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, etc. are also more likely to suffer from onychomycosis. Some seriously ill patients such as AIDS and advanced cancer not only have a high incidence of fungal ringworm, but it is also stubborn and difficult to treat.

2. Environmental factors

Experts say that the important conditions for onychomycosis are high temperature and high humidity. Therefore, compared with winter and dry season, summer and rainy season have become the peak seasons for onychomycosis. Some drought- and cold-resistant onychomycosis fungi have a high incidence rate regardless of the season. In addition, the patient's living and working environment is also an important cause of onychomycosis. For example, the incidence rate in closed and stuffy places is higher than that in well-ventilated places.

3. Individual genetic factors

It is reported that genetic factors are another important factor that causes onychomycosis to persist, and its cause is related to autosomal dominant inheritance.

4. Pregnancy

Experts say that during pregnancy, mothers’ endocrine disorders cause a decrease in their resistance, making them more susceptible to nail malnutrition, which in turn leads to fungal infections and causes onychomycosis.

5. Drug effects

According to experts, long-term use of antibiotics, immunosuppressants, corticosteroids and other drugs can disrupt the body's normal flora, causing fungi to multiply and lead to onychomycosis.

The editor concludes that loving beauty is women’s nature. Everyone wants to have beautiful and slender fingers. Therefore, women who love beauty should quickly change their bad habits and take care of their manicures.