Fungal skin diseases

When it comes to diseases such as fungal skin diseases, I believe many friends don’t understand them. In fact, it is mainly one of a large class of infectious diseases of human skin, and even mucous membranes, hair and other skin appendages caused by fungal pathogens. In addition, the symptoms and manifestations of this disease are mainly the appearance of various small blisters, and the skin will become rough and thickened, and even desquamated. How to treat fungal skin diseases?

In fact, fungal skin diseases are quite harmful. In addition to causing our skin to become rough and abnormal, it will also deepen and thicken our skin wrinkles, and even lose its normal luster. Therefore, such diseases require timely medical attention and treatment. So how do you treat fungal skin diseases?

Treatment of fungal skin diseases

Systemic treatment

(1) Ketoconazole: This drug is now mostly taken orally to replace griseofulvin. Ketoconazole is a synthetic broad-spectrum antifungal imidazole drug. Its antifungal mechanism is to inhibit the synthesis of ergosterol, an important component of fungal cell membrane, causing the fungal cell membrane to lose its normal function, resulting in increased membrane permeability, and finally causing the fungus to degenerate or even die. According to clinical practice, this medicine has a good effect on superficial fungal diseases.

Indications: Mainly used for tinea capitis, followed by systemic tinea corporis, severe tinea cruris and onychomycosis.

Contraindications: Abnormal liver function. This drug is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women.

Dosage: Adults, 200 mg, once a day. For children weighing less than 20 kg, take 50 mg once a day; for children weighing 20-40 kg, take 100 mg once a day; for children weighing more than 40 kg, take the adult dose.

(ii) Other imidazole drugs: Iconazole has an antifungal potency 5 to 10 times that of ketoconazole and is the minimum dose used to treat dermatophytes.

Topical treatments

For superficial fungal diseases that do not involve the hair or nail plate, local therapy can be effective, but it requires patience and persistence in applying the medicine for a long time. There are two groups of drugs commonly used.

(I) Special external medicine: You can choose the special medicine Kexuanling liquid and apply it to the affected area.

(ii) Specific broad-spectrum antifungal agents: The largest group of currently used drugs all have a common imidazole ring, namely imidazole drugs such as sulconazole, miconazole, oximeconazole, econazole, ketoconazole, furazole and clotrimazole, which are often made into 1-2% creams for clinical use.

The treatment of fungal skin diseases actually mainly includes systemic treatment, local treatment, etc. Generally speaking, if the patient has a superficial fungal disease that has not yet affected the hair or nail plate, local treatment methods can be used. In addition, we should pay attention to personal hygiene habits and not share personal items with patients, so as to effectively prevent the occurrence of the disease.