Under what circumstances is it easy to get onychomycosis?

Medically speaking, onychomycosis is a chronic infectious onychomycosis caused by various fungi invading the deck and nail bed. Onychomycosis is usually asymptomatic in the early stage and easily overlooked, but if it is not found and treated in time, it will bring great harm to people. In addition to affecting the appearance, it will also hinder the work, and it is very difficult for serious patients to walk with shoes on. In addition, onychomycosis stores fungi, which is easy to cause infection.

1, people with low immune function. The incidence of onychomycosis is high among the elderly, pregnant women and diabetic patients.

2. Housewives, chefs and some workers. Long-term contact with water or various chemicals leads to deck immersion corrosion, which changes the pH value and defense ability of the deck surface and makes fungi easier to invade.

3. Patients with tinea pedis and tinea corporis and tinea cruris. Most patients with onychomycosis have fungal infection in other parts first, which is the main source of pathogenic bacteria.

4. People who often do manicure and manicure. In the process of manicure, many chemicals used will make nails more and more fragile, and actions such as cutting and polishing may cause nail damage, fungal indirect infection and onychomycosis. Therefore, it is recommended that MM who often do nail art should bring their own nail tools to prevent onychomycosis.

5. People who wear high heels or small size shoes for a long time. After wearing high heels or small size shoes, the stress on the forefoot of the foot increases and the five fingers squeeze each other, which is easy to cause poor local blood circulation, nail deformation and nail peeling.