Children’s itchy feet are considered to be caused by contact dermatitis, athlete’s foot, eczema or other factors.
1. Contact dermatitis: contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease caused by local skin contact with external substances, such as plant stems and leaves, chemical materials. The common symptoms of patients have erythema, skin edema, pinpoint-sized dense papules, blisters, etc., so when a small child suffers from contact dermatitis, there may be itchy feet phenomenon.
2. Tinea pedis: Tinea pedis is caused by dermatophytes, and hot and humid environment, impaired immune function, and sharing footbaths are the triggering factors. The disease will cause the patient’s skin keratinized scales, may also appear blisters, vesicles between the toes or accompanied by itching sensation and other symptoms, so tinea pedis can cause children’s feet itchy.
3. Eczema: the cause of eczema is not yet clear, may be related to impaired immune function, allergen stimulation or chronic infectious lesions. Eczema will cause the patient’s skin to appear erythema, edema, corn size papules, papules, blisters, with the progress of the disease will appear flaking, skin roughness and thickening, etc., can also cause children’s feet itchy.
4. Other factors: inappropriate shoe size, psychological factors, papular urticaria, sweat herpes, etc., may cause small children itchy feet.
If the child in addition to itchy feet, accompanied by other symptoms, parents should take the child as soon as possible for medical treatment. Pay attention to daily foot care and try to wear loose shoes and socks.