Itching between the fingers is a fairly common ailment among the population.
Itching rarely exists on its own as a disease. Most of the time, this is just a symptom of another illness. It is not always easy to discover the cause of the itch. It can be anything: from genetic problems to fungal diseases.
Itching is an uncontrolled need of a sick person for a constant mechanical action on the skin - scratching. In almost all cases, itching is neuroallergic in nature, but sometimes itching is an independent disease in which a pronounced picture of dermatosis is not observed. In some cases, it serves as a symptom of a skin disease, in which the 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, only traces of scratching can be observed. Particularly prone to itching are areas of the skin where it is especially sensitive, for example, at the bend of the elbow, in the groin area, between the fingers and toes. Most often, the disease manifests itself constantly, some patients note paroxysmal itching, which is especially worse at night.
General information
Itching can be expressed by red, scaly skin. It is also common to have moisture in the itchy areas. All this is a protective reaction of the body to the itch that appears.
If you start to feel itchy between your fingers or toes, you should check the skin folds where the irritation is. You can find:
- redness, change in skin tone;
- peeling of the layers of the epidermis;
- signs of allergy (irritation);
- thickening of the skin in an itchy area.
All this suggests that you will probably soon have to go to a professional dermatologist. You can also perform the treatment yourself. However, in this case, no one can attest to the result of the treatment. Not only may it not make the situation better, it may also put you in an even worse situation.
With self-treatment, measures such as maintaining personal hygiene, limiting access to allergens, and other simple procedures will help. However, if the cause lies in a fungal disease or other serious medical condition, such as a genetic predisposition, it should be treated by a professional doctor. You should not do what you can do best and safest.
Causes of itching between the toes.
The causes of itching between the toes can vary and can be difficult to diagnose correctly.
However, if you have recently come into contact with an allergen that irritates you, this may be one of its manifestations. Even if no such reaction has been encountered before.
Also, a fairly common reason is poor personal hygiene. Each person must take care of the cleanliness of his body, change underwear and shower every day.
Dry skin is also one of the most common causes. In this case, don't 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;
- premature change of bedding (toes);
- allergic manifestations;
- Dry Skin;
- contact with sick pets;
- genetic predisposition to the disease.
Each of the symptoms can usually 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 suitable for you.
How to treat and where to go?
You should consider visiting your doctor as soon as you notice the first signs of itching. However, if it is an allergic reaction, the itching will likely go away on its own. If you are sure that you do not have allergies, you should take this problem more seriously.
First, you need to think about how often you change underwear, perform hygiene procedures, etc. Perhaps, to get rid of the annoying itching, it is enough to increase the frequency of such procedures.
In the case of a fungal or lichen disease (in a pet), it is worth contacting a private clinic or a district clinic for consultation with a qualified doctor. For more serious illnesses, it will pinpoint the cause and treatment of the illness.
In this simple way, you can get rid of the itch that prevents you from working normally and doing your personal affairs.