Introduction Many patients suffer from nail mycosis (onychomycosis) and ask themselves the question whether nail mycosis is contagious. In principle, nail mycosis is a disease caused by a fungus, usually a filamentous fungus (dermatophyte). This fungus has different possibilities to spread. Among other things, it has so-called spores, which can survive for a very long … How contagious is a nail fungus?
Diagnosis The diagnosis of nail fungus is often a gaze diagnosis because the affected nail appears yellowish and often causes pain. Whether it is an infectious nail fungus or not is difficult to diagnose and therefore it is generally assumed that there is a possibility that the nail fungus is infectious. In general, however, one … Diagnosis | How contagious is a nail fungus?
Therapy Depending on the type and spread of the skin fungal disease, the treatment must be adapted. For local, superficial infections, ointments and creams are used in most cases, which not only kill the fungal pathogens, but also care for the damaged skin and support the healing process. These ointments contain special active ingredients, such … Therapy | Skin fungi
Prophylaxis To prevent skin fungal infections, one should pay attention to good personal hygiene. Especially with babies, parents should make sure that the diaper is changed regularly and that the children do not lie in a wet diaper for long periods of time. Because moisture favors the development of diaper dermatitis. Against the development of … Prophylaxis | Skin fungi
Infections with yeasts The bran fungus lichen occurs naturally in the hair follicles. The spread of the disease depends on heat and humidity and occurs in Europe with an incidence (new disease rate) of 0.5% to 5%. For comparison, the incidence of this disease in the tropics is about 60%. The bran fungus belongs to … Infections with yeasts | Skin fungi
Foot fungus Athlete’s foot is a skin disease that affects only the feet and affects many people. It is caused by the colonization of filamentous fungi, so-called dermatophytes, and occurs in most cases preferentially on the sole of the foot and in the spaces between the individual toes. The fungi tend to settle in these … Foot fungus | Skin fungi
Hand Mushroom Hand fungus is a local disease of the skin that only affects the hands. Like athlete’s foot, the disease is caused by an infection with filamentous fungi, so-called dermatophytes, which prefer to settle in the palm of the hand and the spaces between the fingers and continue to multiply there. The transmission of … Hand Mushroom | Skin fungi
Mushroom in the face A skin fungus infection can manifest itself on all parts of the body, including the face. Through contact or smear infections, the fungal pathogens can be transmitted very quickly from person to person and accumulate and multiply in the facial area. A fungal infection of the face often occurs as part … Mushroom in the face | Skin fungi
Special problems of immunocompromised patients In immunocompromised patients, fungal infections pose a particular risk. Immunocompromised patients are patients who are currently receiving chemotherapy or are just recovering from chemotherapy. People who suffer from a disease of the immune system also have weaker defenses. This includes not only patients who suffer from HIV but also people … Special problems of immunocompromised patients | Skin fungi
Introduction Skin-fungi are neither plants nor animals, so they represent an own empire. Accordingly, infections with fungi are treated differently than infections with bacteria or viruses. Medically important are three groups of fungi: There are the filamentous fungi (dermatophytes), which can digest keratin, a component contained in skin, hair and nails, and almost exclusively attack … Skin fungi
