Nails are part of the epidermis of human skin, which is divided into nail bed, nail plate and nail matrix, the most important function is to protect the end of the finger.

Gray nails are nails or toenails infected by molds, which cause nail discoloration, deformation, thickening, flaking, roughness and fragility, nail separation and other phenomena. The scientific name for gray nails is onychomycosis, the most common nail lesion.

Two, gray nails to how to treat?

The treatment can be divided into two types: topical treatment and oral medication.

1. Topical medication can be applied once a day in the morning and once in the evening until it is cured (about half a year to one year). Before rubbing the medicine first with a file to scrape the nail surface, can remove the infected mold cuticle, but also make the drug easier to penetrate, while stimulating the growth of nails, shorten the treatment time.

2. A new generation of oral antimycobacterial drugs, once a day, finger nails infected people need to take six weeks, toenails need to take 12 weeks (note: need to continue to take every day, can not be interrupted), after stopping the drug, respectively, to observe 3 to 6 months and 6 to 9 months, the new nails can become normal nails, the rate of treatment can reach more than 80%.

Three: Are there any side effects? Who is suitable to take it?

Side effects such as mild nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders are more common, and headache and dizziness may also occur. Because the drug is metabolized by the liver, "about 3 out of 1,000 patients will experience an increase in liver function after taking the drug, but will recover after stopping the drug", and about 3-5 out of 100,000 will result in hepatitis and other serious liver injuries. Therefore, during the treatment period, liver function should be monitored. Before taking the drug, and after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of taking the drug, blood should be drawn to measure the liver function index (GOT, GPT). Because any medicine has side effects, if you get itchy skin and rashes after taking antimycobacterials, stop taking the medicine and seek medical advice in advance. If you experience loss of appetite, fatigue and drowsiness, you should also tell your doctor. As to who is suitable for taking this medicine? The prerequisite is that the liver and kidneys are functioning normally and the person is not taking any other medication. In addition, like multiple nails infected people, and has been used for two months of external ointment but did not see the effect of the person, can also be used.

V. How to prevent gray nail infection?

1. Nail clippers, as long as there is a gray nail patient among the people who have used them, there may still be a small amount of mold residue on the blades, which can be transmitted to other users.

2. Avoid nail trauma and chemical stimulation (including polish remover). Nail injuries should be dealt with quickly, whether it's caught in a door handle or bruised nails, often due to injuries or bacterial infections and inflammation, resulting in nail deformation and gaps, allowing mold to invade and lead to gray nails.

3. Skin with mold infection (especially Hong Kong hands, athlete's foot), should be as soon as possible to the doctor, do a thorough treatment, so as to avoid mold infection to the nails. There is a common misconception that the removal of gray nails will be good, in fact, that is only temporarily good, but because the emblem bacteria have violated the nail bed and the skin next to the nail, so in this mold surrounded by the environment of the new growth of the nail, will still become gray nails.

Sixth, daily life should pay attention to:

1. Wear ventilated, breathable, sweat-absorbent cotton socks, change and wash every day, or even a day to wear several pairs.

2. Barefoot is the best, slippers or sandals are also good, should avoid wearing rubber shoes or non-breathable sneakers. It's best to have more than two pairs of shoes to exchange, so that each pair has enough time to dry.

3. Don't wear shoes, slippers and socks with other people. (When buying shoes, please do not try them on barefoot to avoid infection.)

4. Don't scratch the itchy soles of your feet or between your toes to prevent it from spreading to your fingers.

5. Wipe your toes dry after bathing, especially in the toe crevices, which are easy to neglect.

6. If there are mold infections in other parts of the body, they should be treated as soon as possible so that they do not spread to each other and cannot be prevented.

7. After treatment, socks and slippers should be discarded.

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