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Definition of fronds

• It is a common fungal infection caused by skin fungi (microorganisms that live on the dead outer layer of the skin), and the fungi that cause the rash in the form of a loop and high edge scrub on the skin appear.

the reason

Certain types of fungi cause cycle impetigo, these fungi grow in a warm and humid climate; Therefore, it is common in tropical areas and during the hot summer seasons, and the growth of these fungi increases in warm and wet clothes rooms, and underwear, and chastity can be infected when the weather is cold because it is very infected, and the injury is also by

• Touch a person with infection.
• Touching the things used by an infected person (such as: towels, clothes, bed covers, or chairs) used by a person with fronds.
• Some pets that can develop a fungal infection (such as dogs and cats), especially for children.
• Farm animals (livestock), when they are infected, may touch the farm gate, as the infected animals pass enough for the occurrence of injury.
• Soil, in rare cases, fungi can be found in the soil, and infection can be infected when soil comes into contact with the soil.

Risk factors

• Live in a warm climate.
• The presence of a person or a pet at home with a fungal infection.
• Share clothes, bed, or towels with a person with fungal infection.
• Practicing the types of sports that require physical friction, such as judo and karate.
• Sweating while wearing tight or restricted clothes.
• Bathing in public water courses, changing rooms or public tanks (such as: those in clubs and sports stadiums).
• Weak body immune system due to a disease (such as: diabetes, HIV/ AIDS, or leukemia).

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• Because of its distinctive mark, it can be observed in the body, as it appears in most areas of the skin, in the form of spots in the form of a ring, but it changes according to the location of the injury, whether on the feet and the comfort of the hand, nails, thigh, beard area, or scalp.

Symptoms of fronds on the skin

• Round and flat spots appear high and scaly.
• Stains on light skin, tend to red or pink.
• As for stains on dark skin, they are usually brown or gray.
• Stains can grow slowly and increase in size, and appear in more areas of the body.
• Stains can cause severe itching.

Symptoms of foot fronds (called sports foot)

• Feeling itching and burning in the soles of the foot and between the fingers.
• Dryness with leather and peeling and usually begins between the toes, and can spread to the bottom of the feet, sides or both.
• Poor, painful skin cracks, bleeding and thick red and peeled skin.
• The skin turns between the toes to white, and it becomes soft and soft.
• The presence of an unpleasant smell.
• A rash on one or both hands; Because touching the affected foot can spread the infection to the hands.

Symptoms of hand frozen

• Dry skin on the palm of the hand.
• Deep cracks in the palm of the hand.
• The infection may spread to the fingers.
• Ring spots on the back of the hand.

Symptoms of nail frizzy

• It can affect one or more nails.
• It begins with the thickness of the tissue under the nail.
• The color and thickness of the nails.
• Cattle nails.
• Nail disappearance.
• Foot nails are more likely to infection than hand nails.
• It often affects people with a long time.

Symptoms of the beard fruit

Most men get it when they are connected to an infected animal, which may explain the cause of farmers and livestock breeders often, and signs and symptoms appear on the beard area of ​​the face and neck.

• Redness and severe swelling.
• Broats full of pus.
• Hair loss (the hair often returns when treating fronds).
• Lymph nodes enlarged.

Symptoms of scalp

• Hair fall in the affected area with thick stains icious on the scalp.
• Black points in the bald area.
• Slots with pus.
• Swelling of lymph nodes.
• Severe itching.

When should the doctor be seen

• In the event of a fever, increased pain, swelling, secretions, or redness, which may indicate a secondary bacterial infection of the episode.
• It is not an improved rash within a week of the use of an antifungal product (does not need a prescription), as it may require obtaining a treatment that requires a prescription.

Complications

• The fungal infection is rarely spreading under the surface of the skin to cause a serious disease, but people who suffer from weakening of the immune system (such as: people with diabetes, or those with HIV/ AIDS) may be difficult for them to get rid of the infection.

Diagnosis

• It is important for the doctor to diagnose this condition to treat it properly, as there is a similarity between the body's fruit and other skin diseases (such as: eczema or psoriasis), where the diagnosis of physical fronds is confirmed by scraping part of the damaged skin, and examining it microscopically; Where this diagnosis may take place if it is difficult to confirm the diagnosis at times; Due to the distinctive pathological tissue features of physical fronds, and because their microscopic microorganisms are found in the outer layers of the skin.

Treatment

• Anti -fungal medications where the drug is prescribed in various forms (such as: creams, ointments and grains), and depends on what you use on the body area that needs treatment.
• Anti -fungi pills prescribed by the doctor if the chastity spreads in more than one place.
• In the event that infection is caused by alcohol, it may require a surgical intervention to drain it outside the body.
• Always keep the affected area clean and dry.

Prevention

• Keep personal hygiene by washing hands well constantly.
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the joint squares and rooms, especially in schools, children's care centers, sports halls, and clothing rooms.
• When exercising; Especially those that require physical friction, you must shower after the exercise or the match directly.
• Keep the sports costume clean and wash it after completing exercise, keep the sporty shoe clean, and wash it constantly.
• Keep the body cold and dry, and avoid wearing thick clothes for long periods of wet weather; To avoid excessive sweating.
• Drying the body well after bathing and before wearing clothes; Because fungi multiply in dark wet places.
• Avoid infected animals, and the infection often looks like a patch of skin, the fur is missing.
• Not sharing personal purposes such as clothes, towels, comb, hair brushes, sports tools, or others. And not borrowing it from others.

Tips for people with fronds

• Avoid touching the affected areas.
• Treat the affected area and complete the duration of the treatment prescribed by the doctor; To ensure that the chastity does not appear again a few weeks after stopping its treatment.
• Maintaining the affected area is clean and dry.
• If you have a sporty foot (foot frustration), you will need to throw all the shoes you were wearing before starting treatment if you cannot tolerate throwing shoes, you should be cleared before using them again.
• Keep hygiene by washing hands and body frequently, and washing the bedspreads and clothes for the affected family members separately.
• Avoid sports that require physical friction, such as boxing.
• When having or raising pets at home or livestock, care must be taken to examine them periodically at the veterinarian in search of fronds, especially in areas with hot or highly moisture climate.
• In the event that the pets are in fronds, they should be taken to the veterinarian for a quick treatment, and make sure to clean the places where the animal spends time, disinfect surfaces and pets' family, and wash hands immediately after dealing with a pet.