Toenail Fungus “shooting” in Summer

The toenail fungus infections are triggered by the arrival of summer and the use of public pools and showers, as the development of fungi is favored by warm, humid closed. However, only follow a few simple hygiene measures can prevent this troublesome condition, which can be much more than a cosmetic problem.

Onychomycosis or nail infection by fungi is not only a matter of aesthetics, since its detection and early toenail fungus treatment are crucial in improving the effectiveness of treatment and prevent infections, chronicity, nail deformities and complications with other diseases such as diabetes or anemia.

It is also not an uncommon condition, since, as highlighted from the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (Semergen) and the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV) 1300000 Spanish suffer more today.

Specifically, these experts emphasize, about 7 percent of the query performed by a dermatologist do a problem in the nails. Of these patients, 65 percent suffering from nail fungus, in most cases in toenails (60 percent), because of fungi called dermatophytes, and the rest in the hands (40 percent), yeast.

And summer is a particularly vulnerable time, since, as is highlighted Dr. Jose Luis Garavís, vice president of Semergen, with the arrival of good weather toenail fungus cases are triggered, mainly because “some of the places where it is more are easily infected pools and public showers since, well, heat and moisture are conducive to its spread.