Itching between the fingers is a fairly common ailment among the population.
Itching rarely exists on its own as a disease. More often than not, this is just a symptom of another disease. Finding out 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 constant mechanical action on the skin - scratching. In almost all cases, itching is of a neuro-allergic 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 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 noted. Particularly prone to itching are areas of the skin where it is especially tender, 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 redness, flaky skin. It is also common to have moisture in itchy areas. All this is a protective reaction of the body to the itching that appears.
If you start to experience itching between your fingers or toes, you should check the skin folds where the irritation is. You may find:
- redness, change in the shade of the skin;
- peeling of the layers of the epidermis;
- signs of allergy (irritation);
- coarsening of the skin in an itchy area.
All this suggests that, probably, soon you will have to see a professional dermatologist. You can also do the treatment yourself. However, in this case, no one can vouch for the result of the treatment. You may not only fail to improve the situation, but also put it 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, a professional physician should be treated. You should not 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 is difficult to diagnose yourself correctly.
However, if you have recently come into contact with an allergen that irritates you, this may be one of its manifestations. Even if such a reaction has not been encountered before.
Also, a fairly common reason is poor personal hygiene. Each person should take care of the cleanliness of his body, change 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 to your skin.
Generalized causes of itching:
- fungal diseases;
- untimely change of linen (toes);
- 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 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, chances are that the itching will 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 think about how often you change your underwear, take hygiene procedures, and so on. Perhaps, in order to get rid of annoying itching, it is enough just to increase such procedures.
In the case of a fungal disease or lichen (in a pet), it is worth contacting a private clinic or a district clinic for consultation with a qualified doctor. For more serious diseases, he will accurately determine 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.