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The cause of beriberi and Onychomycosis was found

By Dr White

 


How can fungus, which is invisible to the naked eye, "steal" the skin and nails step by step before your eyes?

How to cure fungal infections that cause beriberi and Onychomycosis?

Fungi are common in the environment and can cause infections

First of all, it is important to know that our skin is not as "clean" as it looks to the naked eye. In fact, the human skin surface hosts countless microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and of course, fungi.

Under normal circumstances, people and bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms live in harmony. However, some microorganisms can cause infections, and the result of these infections is foot odor and gray nails.

The scientific name for athlete's foot is tinea pedis, and the scientific name for gray nails is onychomycosis or nail fungus, and they are mainly infected by the fungus "dermatophytes".


After the fungus infected your body What did it do?

There is no doubt that dermatophytes 'eat' skin and nails. For them, dermatophytes and nail flakes are the most plentiful food.

This is because dermatophytes can use keratinase to invade the keratin on the skin surface and then use it as a source of nutrition, and the infection is also mainly confined to the outermost stratum corneum of the skin. In addition, the lipase and ceramidase produced by dermatophytes may also have a role to play.

But at the same time, the body has metabolic mechanisms to fight them, by "exfoliating" - shedding the old stratum corneum of the skin and keeping the fungus attached to it away.

Here, we go through a few pictures to get to know the dermatophyte and its relationship with the skin.

The image below is an image from a conventional light microscope after magnification of hundreds of times. The long strip of material in the picture is the dermatophyte that travels between keratinocytes.


The picture below shows a cross-section of the skin, with the top of the picture within the picture being the most superficial layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, and the bottom being the remaining epidermal portion. As can be seen, there are many shuttle fungal structures in the stratum corneum that are stained purplish red by the experimental reagent.


What are the adverse effects of fungal infections?

Foot fungus, for example, can cause much more than itching, peeling and blistering. To list them all, there are at least some potential risks:

It has a greater impact on quality of life, mainly because it is prone to recurrence and can be an image burden for beauty lovers.

It is somewhat contagious and can spread to other toes, as well as to nails, hands and even the body.

Causes a reaction to ringworm rash, which is simply an allergy to the fungal component.

It can increase the chance of bacterial infections such as tinea versicolor and cellulitis on the legs and feet.

Dealing with fungal infections Watch out for 3 misconceptions

  • Treatment by prescription ❌
  • Non-adherence to medication ❌
  • Catching antifungal medication ❌

Treatment of fungal infections It is still recommended to see a doctor

Avoiding the risk of misdiagnosis associated with self-diagnosis and self-medication.

Identify the presence of fungus and the type of fungus for more targeted treatment.


Ensure standardized treatment and safe and effective use of drugs.


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