Gray nail disease is often caused by Trichophyton rubrum gypsum-like Trichophyton flocculentum epidermidis Trichophyton rubrum and others such as Trichophyton hirsutum purple Trichophyton cutaneum Trichophyton roseus homocentric Trichophyton can cause nail fungus. Fungal white nail is often caused by Trichophyton rubrum occasionally can also be caused by Cephalosporium, Fusarium and Aspergillus terreus. Nail fungal disease is mostly caused by other filamentous fungi yeast-like fungi and yeast, etc. Mostly seen in malnourished finger (toe) nail is now sure that Candida albicans and short broom mold can cause nail fungal disease in recent years found to be smooth Candida, etc. can often cause nail fungal disease.
Healthy nail is not easy to be infected. The tendency of nail infection fungus may be related to genetics, diabetes and local arterial circulation and lymphatic flow disorders, peripheral neurological diseases and other factors. Toenails that work in humid environments and are frequently traumatized are susceptible to fungal infections. Toenail fungal disease is mostly transmitted directly from tinea pedis, while nail fungal disease may be transmitted from tinea cruris or infected by frequent foot scratches, and nail fungal disease is more common in toes than fingers.
The pathogens of nail fungal disease include dermatophytes, yeasts, and molds. The most common dermatophytes are Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton spp. and Trichophyton floccosum. The same nail can be infected with two ringworm species, two dermatophytes plus a yeast (including Malassezia), or dermatophytes plus yeast and mold.
Traumatized finger (toe) nails are susceptible to fungal infection finger (toe) nails, fungal disease is mostly transmitted directly from tinea pedis finger (toe) nail fungal disease may be transmitted from tinea pedis or by frequent foot scratching and infection nail fungal disease is more common in toes than fingers, nail fungal disease pathogens include dermatophytes yeast and mold dermatophytes, most commonly Trichophyton rubrum septicum and flocculent epidermophytes the same nail can be infected with two types of ringworm Two dermatophytes plus one yeast (including Malassezia) or dermatophytes plus yeast and mycobacteria, etc.
How is it infected?
1.Nail art
Many women love beauty and have a love for nail care, going for a manicure almost every other week, unaware that nail care is an important source of infection for gray nails. The nail salon has no perfect disinfection facilities for nail tools 90% of the time, usually dozens of people have to go through the nail tools before they can be cleaned once, which aggravates the infection of bacteria and becomes an important way to infect gray nails. It is recommended that all beauty loving ladies should go to a regular beauty salon to get their nails done.
2, try shoes
This is also an important cause of gray nails, but it is easy to ignore, because basically all shoe stores sell shoes, do not mind customers repeatedly try on. When a customer buys shoes, they basically have to try on several pairs of shoes and finally choose the pair they like best. In the summer, many women like to try on shoes barefoot, which causes a high incidence of gray nails in the summer.
3.Mixed shoes
The slippers of many families are mixed, even after the guests come to the home is also to wear their own slippers to take them to wear many times, however, in fact, this is very easy to lead to the infection of ringworm, because the slippers are changed into the door repeatedly used by many people, even if the owner will wash a wash from time to time, it does not play much effect, so he recommends that we try to use disposable slippers or wear shoe covers.
4.Environmental factors
Generally in hot and humid weather, ringworm of various skin conditions such as gray nails and foot odor are most likely to flare up. This is because in hot and humid climates, it is easy to breed bacteria as well as mosquitoes, and it is easy to suffer from ringworm and various fungal diseases of the skin. The most common ones are ringworm, ringworm of the hands and feet, ringworm of the body, and other skin diseases. Because the fungus prefers a humid and warm environment, the most suitable temperature for growth is 25℃~26℃. Humid and muggy weather creates a comfortable opportunity for anaerobic bacteria, fungi, and molds to multiply.
The high temperature and humidity is the high incidence of gray nails, so the incidence of gray nails is generally quite high in the summer, and because the environment is suitable for the problem, making the fungus rampant, treatment is also very difficult, it is recommended that patients who suffer from gray nails, try to choose in the winter for treatment. In both summer and winter, you must maintain good personal hygiene, change your clothes and bathe regularly, and try to keep your body and clothes dry. If you accidentally get gray nails, don’t worry, go to the hospital early to find the most useful gray nail treatment to completely kill the fungus, stop the infection and stop recurrence.
What should I do if I have grey nails?
1. Be alert to lesions!
There are many reasons for nail changes, so you can’t assume that all nail diseases are nail fungal diseases. But one thing you should know is that the onset of nail fungus often starts with one finger (toe) nail and then gradually spreads to other finger (toe) nails. If ten fingernails or toenails at the same time, it is often a manifestation of systemic disease, need to quickly and thoroughly investigate the body.
2. Pay attention to cross-infection between family members
June is approaching, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, especially in the south, the weather is very humid, it is a good time for mold reproduction and invasion of the human body! Pay special attention to the cross-infection of bacteria. For example, mold cross-infection leads to nail fungal disease, which can easily lead to a high rate of family transmission, according to statistics, about 30% of domestic nail fungal disease patients’ families, also have varying degrees of foot mold infection phenomenon. Experts say that people tend to ignore the seriousness of nail fungal disease, in the outpatient treatment of mycotic infections in other parts of the body, only to find that the hands and feet suffer from nail fungal disease, many of the patients of the source of infection from their own family members.
3, timely treatment
It is best to choose the treatment from April to September of the year, everything grows in the spring and summer is the most vigorous, nails are the same, in this season to choose an effective treatment method suitable for you can shorten the treatment time by one third, the treatment of patients to minimize the impact, the cost is reduced to a minimum.
4, do not treat yourself after infection
The nail fungus is a chronic fungal infection that requires active treatment. If you don’t actively treat it, you may not be the only one who suffers, so don’t use ginger, tea water, essential oil or vinegar to treat your fingernails and toenails after you see changes in them.
The best treatment for gray nails – fast-acting ion introduction therapy
The second generation of “quick-acting ion-importing therapy” was invented by several research institutions over the years, and this technology is one of the safest and most effective treatments available. The technology is one of the safest and most effective treatment methods. The treatment has been studied and improved to avoid the shortcomings of the traditional treatment of gray nails, breaking through the traditional treatment can not penetrate the nail problem, making the treatment more accurate and shorter, and was hailed by experts as a major research result of the domestic gray nail industry in 2010. It has been well received by patients and medical colleagues; it has cured many patients who are troubled by gray nails.
Treatment.
1st treatment: softening the nail bed, along with the instrument for initial sterilization treatment.
The 2nd and 3rd treatment: use the instrument to penetrate deep into the nail bed to completely kill the deep fungus, at which time the diseased nail turns white, trimming off the severely damaged nail and preserving the healthy nail.
The 4th treatment: repair the damaged nail bed, activate the anti-fungal function of the nail bed, promote new nail regeneration, consolidate the treatment, and effectively prevent recurrence after healing.