Dry and itchy feet may be caused by physiological factors, athlete’s foot, chronic eczema and other factors, and can be treated with topical and oral medications.
1. Physiological factors: When the weather is dry, the sebaceous glands of the skin may secrete less, leading to symptoms such as dry, itchy and peeling skin on the feet. Symptoms can be improved by using moisturizers such as petroleum jelly externally.
2. Ringworm of the foot: caused by dermatophyte infection, may appear foot skin itching, dry skin and other symptoms. It can be treated by topical ketoconazole, miconazole and other antifungal drugs, and in serious cases, oral terbinafine and itraconazole can be taken.
3. Chronic eczema: mostly caused by acute eczema and subacute eczema. Clinical manifestations of local skin roughness and hypertrophy, accompanied by itching and other symptoms. It can be treated with topical hormonal drugs such as flumethasone and other drugs, combined with oral antihistamines such as loratadine.
The symptoms of dry feet and itchy feet, you should go to the hospital in time, improve the relevant examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor symptomatic treatment, the above drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, to avoid unauthorized use of drugs.