Cracked and peeling skin on the feet may be caused by dry skin, athlete’s foot or chapped feet eczema, etc. You can usually relieve the symptoms with general treatment and medication.
1. Dry skin: Reduced moisture or frequent friction of the skin on the feet can lead to peeling and cracking of the skin on the soles of the feet. In this case, it is recommended to soak your feet properly to keep the skin on the soles of your feet at a certain humidity level, and apply moisturizing creams such as petroleum jelly, so that the symptoms of cracked and peeling skin on the soles of your feet can subside.
2. Tinea pedis: Fungal infection of the feet may lead to tinea pedis, the symptoms of tinea pedis may lead to flaking of the skin on the soles of the feet, thus producing similar symptoms of peeling. Anti-fungal drugs such as ketoconazole cream and miconazole cream can be used to apply to the affected area. If necessary, oral itraconazole, terbinafine and other drugs can be combined.
3. Cracked foot eczema: the disease is mainly cracked skin with itchy chronic skin diseases, will produce skin cracking and peeling symptoms. You can use anti-allergic drugs such as cetirizine to relieve the itching, and at the same time joint topical glucocorticoid drugs such as mometasone furoate cream, hydrocortisone butyrate cream.
If the cracking and peeling of the skin on the feet persists, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, symptomatic treatment, the above drugs need to be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.