Itching between the fingers is a fairly common disease in the population.
Itching rarely exists alone as a disease. More often it is just a symptom of some other disease. Discovering 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, the itching is of a neuroallergic nature, but sometimes the 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 found 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 scratches can be noticed. Itching is particularly prone to areas of the skin where it is particularly sensitive, for example, in the bend of the elbow, in the groin area, between the fingers and toes. Most often the disease manifests itself constantly, some patients notice paroxysmal itching, which is especially burning at night.
General information
Itching may be expressed by redness, dandruff on the skin. It is also common to have moisture in itchy areas. All of this is the body’s protective reaction to the itching that occurs.
If you start to feel itching between your fingers and toes, check the skin folds where the irritation is. You can find:
- redness, change in skin shade;
- peeling of the layers of the epidermis;
- signs of allergy (irritation);
- roughness of the skin in the area of itching.
All of this suggests that you will probably need to visit a professional dermatologist soon. You can do the treatment yourself. However, in this case no one can guarantee the outcome of the treatment. You may not only not improve the situation, but also make it worse.
Measures such as maintaining personal hygiene, restricting access to allergens and other simple procedures will help in self-treatment. However, if the cause lies in a fungal disease or some other serious medical condition, such as a genetic predisposition, it should be treated by a professional doctor. You should not do what you can better and safer.
Causes of itching between the toes
The causes of itching between the fingers can vary and it can be difficult to properly diagnose yourself.
However, if you have recently come in 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. Every person should take care of the cleanliness of their body on a daily basis, change their underwear and take a shower.
Dry skin is also one of the common causes. In that case, don’t worry too much. You just need to consult a doctor, choose the right creams and apply them on the skin.
Generalized causes of itching:
- fungal diseases;
- untimely change of bedding (toes);
- allergic manifestations;
- dry skin;
- contact with sick pets;
- genetic predisposition to 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 suits 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, it is very likely 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 hygienic procedures and so on. Perhaps, to get rid of the annoying itching, it is enough just to increase the frequency of such procedures.
In case of fungal disease or lichen (in a pet), it is worth contacting a private clinic or district clinic to consult a qualified physician. For more serious diseases, they will precisely 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 own job.