Pityriasis (color) versicolor

October 26th, 2012

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Pityriasis (multicolored) versicolor   - A disease which develops under the effect of chronic fungal infection spreading to the stratum corneum of the epidermis.

The common name of "ringworm" was known in ancient times, when the term referred to almost all skin diseases, for which appeared on the surface of the skin scaly patches of color. This Infectious diseases commonly transmitted to humans by inheritance. The disease is most often seen in people who live in countries with very hot climates.

Causes of tinea versicolor

The causative agent of the disease are mushrooms Pityrpsporum orbiculare and Malassezia furfur That develop in the stratum corneum and the mouths of the follicles. There insignificant contagious diseases. According to specialists, in the development of the disease in humans in some way affect a strong and constant sweating, especially of the chemical composition of sweat, as well as the individual characteristics of each person's skin. There are also studies showing a greater incidence of the disease in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis . The most common color zoster occurs in young people of both sexes. Very rarely diagnosed in children of preschool age. The disease, however, sometimes affects the skin of children the immune system which is weakened as a result of Diabetes . vegetative neurosis   with excessive sweating. In this case it is important to quickly provide the color stripping treatment, and the decision on how to treat the disease, the physician should be made solely.

Gestation , and hormonal imbalance Triggered by other causes, it is also a factor contributing to the manifestation of the disease.

The symptoms of tinea versicolor

With the development of human disease gradually affects different areas of the skin. They appear spots, which are yellow-brown color with a pinkish tinge. Spot initially appears in the mouth of the hair follicles And then begins to increase. Later, the spots coalesce and occupy vast areas of the skin, while recalling a kind of a map. Changing the color and stains: it darkens, becoming brown-coffee. That is why this disease is called " pityriasis versicolor ". These spots do not rise above the level of the skin. Pronounced symptoms of multi-colored depriving the patient, as a rule, do not bother. The outlines of the spots have mainly spherical, oval, sometimes cylindrical shape. Only sometimes the disease is manifested by itching and small minor peeling of the skin on the site of the lesion. Ringworm is mainly localized on the upper part of the body of man: on the hairy parts of the head, in the neck, back and chest, on the outside of the shoulder. In children and adolescents the disease is most often seen on the chest, neck, armpits, stomach.

There are several types of herpes, which differ in structure. Accordingly, depending on the type of disease and treat multi-colored lichen. Doctors isolated
chromophytosis yellow, black chromophytosis, ahromichesky chromophytosis. So before you decide how to cure herpes, a doctor must conduct a thorough diagnosis.

Illness can occur over a long period of time: several months or even years. And even after the disease has been completely cured, sometimes, after a while, it could come relapse.

Diagnostics

To establish the diagnosis the doctor can without difficulty, basing its conclusions on a typical clinical picture of the disease. But if at the time of diagnosis are shown some difficulties, then apply some auxiliary diagnostic methods. To do this, apply the so-called iodine sample Balzer. Leather, diseased, lubricated 5% alcohol solution Iodine   In this place with loosened horny layer of the skin will be more intensely colored than healthy skin .  Sometimes, instead of using iodine as 1-2% solution of aniline dyes .  In addition to these methods also used the phenomenon of "chips" (ie, . n .  symptom Besnier) .  If you spot poskablivat fingernail, the loosening of the horny layer and the detachment of the upper scales .  In the process of diagnostics to determine the lesions of the skin, hidden to the naked eye, using a mercury-quartz lamp .  Such a study is made obligatory in the darkroom .  Rays of lights passed through the filter Wood - glass impregnated with salts of nickel .  In the dark spots on the affected areas are reddish-yellow or dark brown light .  By identifying such hidden foci it is possible to carry out adequate and prompt treatment and avoid complications as a result, and repeated manifestations of the disease .  For confirmation of the disease is also used microscopic examination of material taken from the site of the lesion .

In some cases, the diagnosis process is necessary to differentiate a disease with syphilitic roseola . pink lichen Gibert . These diseases are manifested by similar symptoms, but with some differences.

Treatment

To ensure effective treatment of patients diagnosed with pityriasis versicolor, you first need to use antifungal agents that are used externally and it is important to disinfect linen. Antimirkoticheskie solutions are applied if the doctor prescribes treatment of tinea versicolor may be used in various forms. Thus, the practice of application of ointments, solutions, creams. In particular, assigned bifalazol . salicylic alcohol   and salicylic ointment resorcinol alcohol . Sulfuric ointment . terbinafine . mikozolon . tsikloperoks . clotrimazole   and others. All the funds are used as long until no visible signs of the disease. In determining how to treat common pityriasis pityriasis versicolor, the doctor prescribes the general reception antifungals, which can speed up the healing process. This medication ketoconazole . itraconazole . Sometimes also practiced the use of antifungals inside that helps to prevent the manifestation of relapse in the future.

In the treatment of ambulatory practice mode. Choosing than to cure the disease, experts do not recommend to stick to a specific diet. At the same time, in some cases it is possible treatment of folk remedies. The overall outlook for the treatment of disease beneficial: however, in the absence of preventive therapy and the presence of factors that contribute to the disease, it can occur again.

Sometimes ringworm is cured under the influence of sunlight. In this case, the site of the lesion are white areas because the skin can not be tan. This phenomenon is called psevdoleykodermoy .

Nevertheless, patients should be aware of, and that, despite a relatively easy cure, after recovery takes a lot of time returning the original pigment of the skin. In addition, the hottest period of the year sometimes illness or skin pigmentation returned.

Treatment folk methods

There are many recipes of traditional medicine, the use of which is practiced with herpes. You can prepare a decoction of eucalyptus and turns, taking equal parts of leaves of these plants. Three tablespoons of the mixture pour 1 liter of hot water and cook the broth for 40 minutes in a water bath. Strain the broth, it can be used as lotions and compresses.

Lotions can be done also from the infusion of celandine, which is necessary to prepare one tablespoon at night pour 400 ml of boiling water and infuse for 20 minutes.

Effective lotions beetroot and lemon. To prepare this mixture, you need to squeeze the juice from fresh beets and one lemon. This medicine can be used both internally and externally. Inside you need to take 100 ml three times daily for two weeks. Make also compresses viburnum berries. Initially they need freezout, peretoloch through a sieve and add to the mix the same amount of water, drain. Compress into lesions is applied twice daily and the mixture was left for 40 minutes.

Prepare and ointment from St. John's wort and birch tar. Initially, you need to mix chopped fresh herb St. John's wort with soft butter in equal proportions. Then add one of the birch tar and mix everything into a homogeneous mass. This ointment is stored in the refrigerator and is applied once a day: it must be applied to the affected area on the napkin 40 minutes.

Besides these recipes are used and other traditional methods, such as an ointment from the root hellebore white petrolatum. Internally taking decoctions of herbs: celandine, Veronica drug, licorice, yarrow, dandelion root, zhostera, mint.

Therapeutic baths made from pine and tansy: one bath is necessary to prepare a decoction of one liter cans full of pine needles and the same amount of herb tansy. Broth with 1 kg of sea salt added to the bath. The course of treatment - fifteen days, you need to take a bath every day before going to bed. Also effective as herbal teas and tinctures of any parts of burdock.

Another ointment made from several ingredients: take 2 tablespoons. spoon burdock root, pre-ground, 10 calendula flowers, 15 hops. All these components are poured into 200 ml of water and boiled at low heat for 20 minutes. In the strained broth add 2 tbsp. tablespoons licorice root powder and 100 ml of petroleum jelly. Ointment should be a good stir and cool down, and then twice a day it is applied to the places affected by ringworm, and hold for 40 minutes.

Prevention

Preventive measures are very important in the event that shingles diagnosed in a family member. It is important to be sure to conduct a thorough examination of all the people that come into contact with the patient. In addition, the inspection is carried out using a fluorescent Lama. Like clothes and the bed of the patient should be disinfected by boiling things soda-soap solution   and carefully ironed.

To prevent the disease should not wear synthetic underwear. It is important to daily monitor their own hygiene, taking water treatments. Furthermore, it should apply certain methods to combat excessive sweating body.

People who are prone to the disease, should be in the hot summer days, be sure to periodically wipe the skin with salicylic alcohol or acidified water, which is used for the preparation of lemon juice or vinegar. Sometimes, about once every three weeks, it may also be used antifungal agents for the prevention of disease recurrence.

Patients diagnosed with multi-colored lichen, should not be subjected to heavy loads, long stay in the sun, succumb to stress, wear synthetic underwear.