Tinea manuum refers to the skin damage caused by fungal infection on the hands. So do you know how to treat ringworm on your hands? I believe many people know that tinea manuum is more harmful because it is a highly contagious disease. Experts point out that if treatment is not timely, it will cause serious consequences. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to it in life and pay more attention to it. Knowing more about it will be more conducive to the treatment of the disease.

1. How to treat tinea manuum

1. Diet adjustment

Avoid eating spicy and irritating foods and hair products, quit smoking and drinking, and keep a light diet. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

2. The biggest taboo for tinea manuum is to prevent scratching

This can cause cross-infection. Washbasins should be used separately. Disinfect bath towels after use.

3. Appropriate anti-inflammatory treatment

Once it is clear that the hands have a fungal infection, it should be treated promptly to prevent the skin lesions from continuing to expand or becoming chronic. 10 treatments can be used in summer Soaking in glacial acetic acid, 1 to 2 times a day, 15 minutes each time, has a good therapeutic effect.

4. Pay attention to personal hygiene

At the same time, pay attention to the hygiene habits of other family members to avoid mutual infection. Make sure the skin on your hands is clean and dry, and disinfect it every once in a while. When your hands are itchy, do not scratch them to prevent the fungus from spreading to other parts and causing tinea corporis. Try to avoid shaking hands with others.

5. Reduce external stimulation

Patients should avoid washing with soap and try to avoid contact with irritating substances, such as dish soap, soap powder and other chemical products, etc. Make it a habit to wear protective gloves when working. If you suffer from tinea pedis, you should treat the tinea pedis and do not use face towels or bath towels to avoid the spread of tinea pedis itself. Do not share towels with others to avoid mutual transmission.

2. The cause of tinea manuum

The incidence of tinea manuum is higher in my country, but its incidence is lower than that of tinea pedis. It may be due to long-term soaking or friction injury of the hands. and long-term exposure to detergents are important causes of tinea manuum. Patients with tinea manuum are generally young and middle-aged or women with rings. In addition, tinea manuum mostly comes from scratching, direct contact infection such as tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea capitis, or the spread of tinea unguium and tinea corporis on the back of the hands. The main pathogen of tinea manuum is Trichophyton rubrum.

Clinical symptoms of tinea manuum

Vesicular and scaly type

The onset is mostly a single case, starting from a certain part of the palm, especially the center of the palm, index finger and On the palm, side and root of the ring finger, there begin to be pinhead-sized blisters. The walls are thick and shiny, and contain clear liquid. The blisters gather in groups or are dispersed. The blisters are consciously itchy. After drying, they peel off and gradually spread to the surrounding areas. It forms annular or multi-annular lesions with clear edges, chronic disease course, and lasts for many years until it affects the entire palm and spreads to the back of the hand and nails, and even the opposite palm. Sometimes blisters can become infected and form pustules.

The thickened keratotic type of tinea manuum

Mostly develops from the vesicular and scaly type. Patients have a history of many years and often involve their hands. The skin lesions do not have obvious blisters or annular desquamation. , Diffuse redness and thickening of the palm surface, deepening of the striae, rough skin, dryness and scaling, easily cracked in winter, deep cracks with bleeding, unbearable pain, affecting activities, factors that promote thickening of palm keratinization, except for the skin In addition to ringworm, it is also related to long-term scratching, washing, irritation with soaps, detergents, various chemicals and solvents, and inappropriate treatment.