Dry and hard skin at the edge of the fingers may be caused by tinea cruris, perinail warts, palmoplantar keratosis, etc. Patients can improve the symptoms through medication and surgical treatment.
1. ringworm: for ringworm caused by dry hard skin on the edge of the finger, patients can use topical clotrimazole ointment, amorphophallus cream, etc.; topical exfoliators, such as salicylic acid, etc., for the poor treatment of topical medication or the presence of hyperkeratosis, patients can follow the doctor’s prescription oral terbinafine, itraconazole, etc. for treatment.
2. Periungual warts: Periungual warts can be treated with salicylic acid ointment, retinoic acid ointment, fluorouracil ointment, etc. If the symptoms are serious, patients can be treated with freezing or laser therapy, or after local anesthesia, the warts can be removed with a surgical blade, to improve the symptom of dry and hard skin at the edge of the finger.
3. palm and plantar keratosis: for patients with mild symptoms, you can follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of urea cream, petroleum jelly cream and other drugs, to help soften the keratin, for the finger edge of the skin dry hardness of the patients, you can use retinoic acid ointment retinoic acid class of topical drugs for treatment.
It is recommended to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, pay attention to hand care in life, avoid excessive friction on the affected area.