Dry cracked and itchy soles of feet may be due to excessive friction, athlete’s foot, hereditary palmoplantar keratosis, etc., and need to be treated for the cause of the general treatment or appropriate medication.
1. Excessive friction: when shoes and socks do not fit, walking for a long time, the skin on the soles of the feet and insoles and other friction stimulation increases, easily leading to dry skin peeling. In addition, physiological factors such as cold and dry weather, prolonged exposure of the feet, and prolonged exposure to wind and sun can also lead to the above symptoms. It is necessary to avoid the above situations and pay attention to the application of moisturizers to the foot skin.
2. Tinea pedis: commonly known as “foot fungus”, caused by fungal infections such as Trichophyton rubrum, Candida albicans and other fungal infections, with keratinization, peeling and flaking of the foot skin. Need to apply miconazole, ketoconazole, oral terbinafine and other antifungal drugs to treat the cause, the external use of 3% salicylic acid ointment, compound resorcinol cream and other symptomatic elimination of keratinization of the skin, usually pay attention to local clean and dry.
3. Hereditary palmoplantar keratosis: mostly in infancy, the initial stage of the disease manifested as local skin thickening, and then developed into a diffuse toe skin hyperkeratosis, thickening and hardening, itching, tenderness and other symptoms. It can be treated with local application of retinoic acid, urea cream, 3% salicylic acid ointment and so on.
Dry cracked and itchy soles of the feet may be related to a variety of factors, it is recommended to consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician, do not self-medication.