Small-scale keratolysis - Causes, symptoms and treatment. MF.
Small-dot keratolysis is a poorly understood, infectious disease in dermatology, affecting mostly young people. Very often, unfortunately, it is not known or forgotten in the medical environment. It is caused by coccal microorganisms( globular form), such as Micrococcus sedentarius, Pseudomonas aeryginosa. Provoking factors are increased sweating of the feet.
Symptoms of small-scale keratolysis
The disease is characterized by the appearance of small-pointed, rounded depressions on the inner surfaces of both feet from 1 to 8 mm, that is, in areas that are in close contact with the shoes. When moistening the rash, a bright white color is obtained. Most often it is the heel region, fingers.
Symptoms of small-scale keratolysis( photos enlarged)
As a rule, all this is accompanied by a very unpleasant odor. Occasionally, there may be burning, itching, soreness with pressure. Often, for ignorance, small-cell keratolysis is taken for fungal damage by doctors, and even more so by patients, improper treatment or self-medication with antifungal ointments is prescribed, which are ineffective, and from this and the failure of treatment. Naturally, at home laboratory diagnostics you will not spend, and therefore you need to contact a dermatologist.
Examination of
At the doctor's office, the skin must always be scraped into fungi. With this pathology, in its pure form, they will be absent.
Treatment of small-scale keratolysis
Treatment consists of the appointment of antibacterial ointments( erythromycin, clindomycin), antibacterial soap.
The provoking factor, such as a hyperhidrosis( the raised sweating) is necessarily eliminated. The most modern is the introduction of botulinum toxin( botox) in the area of the feet, botulinum toxin blocks the action of the sweat glands. If there are contraindications to this procedure or it is expensive for you, then apply ointments, powders, solutions that are available in free sale( formidron, ointments with alum, Teimurov paste. ..), physiotherapy.
It is necessary to wear tight shoes, you need to walk barefoot more often, that is, a sealed environment is successfully eliminated, in which microorganisms multiply successfully.
Folk methods such as the oak bark, mint and sage leaves, St. John's wort in the form of trays help block the sweat glands, and have a disinfectant effect. Many modern ointments from excessive sweating contain components long known in folk medicine.
Yes, of course, from small-point keratolysis you will not die, but the cosmetic defect and unpleasant odor will scare away many others. Therefore, contact your doctor more quickly.
Prevention of small-scale keratolysis
Prevention is the proper care of the feet, timely treatment of hyperhidrosis.
Consultation of a doctor
Question: Can a fungal lesion of feet and small-point keratolysis be combined?
Answer: Yes, they can.
Question: Is small-toothed keratolysis contagious?
Answer: The fact is that coccal microorganisms are present on the skin of a healthy person. But if there is excessive sweating, then a high probability of this pathology. In any case, an individual towel will be very appropriate.
Question: Who carries out botox procedure?
Answer: The doctor is a dermatocosmetologist, dermatologist.
Doctor dermatologist, dermatocosmetologist Mansurov AS