Cracked hands and feet may be caused by chronic eczema, tinea versicolor and other diseases, which can be improved by general treatment, topical medication and oral medication.
1. Chronic eczema: the cause of the disease is not known, is internal and external multi-factorial inflammatory skin disease. Chronic eczema patients are often manifested as rough and hypertrophic skin, moss-like changes, etc., can appear in the hands and feet cracking and other phenomena.
Patients need to avoid hot water scalding, avoid excessive cleaning. Under the guidance of the doctor can be used externally halometasone, Hasinide and other glucocorticoid drugs; itching is obvious, but also oral loratadine, cetirizine and other antihistamines to stop itching treatment. For chronic persistent eczema can also follow the doctor’s instructions to use ultraviolet radiation and other treatments to improve the symptoms.
2. Tinea pedis: the disease is caused by infected dermatophytes, especially keratinized scaly type can be manifested as scaly hands and feet, cracks and other symptoms, cracked hands and feet and other phenomena.
Patients need to avoid scratching, avoid hot water scalding. Under the guidance of the doctor, salicylic acid ointment can be used externally to soften the keratin, promote drug absorption, and at the same time, the external use of miconazole, ketoconazole and other antifungal drugs; when the symptoms are serious, but also comply with the doctor’s instructions oral itraconazole, terbinafine and other antifungal drugs to improve the symptoms.
Cracked hands and feet may also be caused by other diseases, it is recommended that patients go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor standardized medication.