Itching between the fingers is a fairly common disease among the population.
Itching rarely exists on its own as a disease. More often it is just a symptom of another disease. Finding the cause of itching is not always easy. It can be anything: from genetic problems to fungal diseases.
Itching is an uncontrolled need of a sick person for a constant mechanical impact on the skin - scratching. In almost all cases, itching is neuroallergic in nature, but sometimes itching is an independent disease in which there is no pronounced picture of dermatosis. In some cases, it serves as a symptom of a skin disease in which signs of dermatosis are determined during a medical examination.
Itching is never characterized by a pronounced clinical picture, even in the most severe cases of the disease can be seen only traces of scratching. Particularly prone to itching are areas of the skin where it is particularly tender, such as in the bend of the elbow, in the groin, between the fingers and toes. Most often the disease occurs constantly, some patients experience paroxysmal itching, which is especially worse at night.
Main information
Itching can be expressed by redness, peeling of the skin. It is also common to have moisture in the itchy areas. All this is a protective reaction of the body to the itching.
If you start to feel itching between your fingers and toes, you should check the skin folds where the irritation is. You can find:
- redness, change in skin shade;
- peeling of the layers of the epidermis;
- signs of allergy (irritation);
- roughening of the skin in the itchy area.
All this suggests that you will probably need to visit a professional dermatologist soon. You can also do the treatment yourself. In this case, however, no one can guarantee the outcome of the treatment. Not only may you fail to improve the situation, but you may put it in an even worse situation.
Measures such as maintaining personal hygiene, restricting access to allergens and other simple procedures will help with self-medication. However, if the cause lies in a fungal disease or other serious medical condition, such as a genetic predisposition, a professional physician should be treated. You don't have to do what you can do better and safer.
Causes of itching between the toes
The causes of itching between the toes can vary and it can be difficult to diagnose properly.
However, if you have recently come in contact with an allergen that irritates you, this may be one of its manifestations. Even if such a reaction has not occurred before.
Also a very common cause is poor personal hygiene. Everyone should take care of the cleanliness of their body, change their underwear and take a shower every day.
Dry skin is also one of the common causes. In this case, do not worry too much. You just need to consult a doctor, choose the right creams and apply them on your skin.
Generalized causes of itching:
- fungal diseases;
- untimely change of bed linen (fingers);
- allergic manifestations;
- dry skin;
- contact with sick pets;
- genetic predisposition to the disease.
Usually, each of the symptoms can be successfully treated at home (except for genetic abnormalities). To do this, you just need to consult a doctor and prescribe a high-quality treatment that is right for you.
How to treat and where to go?
You should consider seeing your doctor as soon as you notice the first signs of itching. However, if it is an allergic reaction, the itching is likely to go away on its own. If you are sure that you do not have allergies, then you should take this problem more seriously.
First, you need to consider how often you change your underwear, do hygienic procedures, etc. Perhaps to get rid of the annoying itching, it is enough to simply increase the frequency of such procedures.
In case of fungal disease or lichen (in a pet), it is worth contacting a private clinic or district clinic for a consultation with a qualified doctor. For more serious diseases, he will pinpoint the cause and treatment of the disease.
In this simple way you can get rid of the itching that prevents you from working normally and doing your personal business.