What to do if your feet are dry and itchy

Dry feet, peeling, itching may be due to tinea pedis, sweat herpes, eczema and other causes, need to clarify the cause of the symptomatic treatment, common treatment drugs are ketoconazole, tretinoin, etc..
1. Tinea pedis: a skin disease caused by fungal infection, manifested by peeling, blisters, itching and other symptoms. It can be treated with topical antifungal drugs such as clotrimazole and ketoconazole; if necessary, it can be treated with oral terbinafine and itraconazole; during the period of treatment, it is necessary to wash the feet diligently, wear shoes and socks with good ventilation, and avoid mixing with other people to use footbaths, foot wipes and other personal belongings.
2. Sweat herpes: it is a blistering skin disease that occurs on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet and lateral edges of the fingers and toes, often accompanied by sweaty hands and feet, peeling, burning, itching and other symptoms. It is recommended to actively search for irritating factors and try to avoid re-exposure; oral loratadine and other medications; local use of tretinoin ointment, tacrolimus ointment and other medications.
3. Eczema: when the feet appear eczema may also appear scaly, skin hypertrophy, surface roughness, itching and other symptoms. Urea ointment, dexamethasone cream, tretinoin and other drugs can be used for local application; when itching is severe, antihistamines such as loratadine and cetirizine can be used to stop itching and anti-allergy treatment.
Dry feet, peeling, itching may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended that patients seek medical attention in a timely manner, in order to clarify the cause of the symptomatic treatment, the drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.