What causes dry cracked and peeling feet and how to treat them

Dry cracked and peeling feet are considered to be related to physiological factors, such as dry climate, etc.; they may also be related to pathologic factors, such as tinea pedis, dry eczema, etc. Different etiologies are treated in different ways, through the use of moisturizing creams, topical medications and oral medications. 1. Physiological factors: Dry climate: dry climate, the feet will be lack of moisture, the phenomenon of dry cracking and peeling. Should increase the amount of water, and local application of petroleum jelly, urea cream, etc., after application, can be wrapped in plastic wrap feet, as an aid to improve the symptoms. 2. Pathological factors: Tinea pedis: it is caused by fungal infection, according to the clinical manifestation of tinea pedis can be divided into blister type, inter rubric erosion type and scaly keratinized type, in which scaly keratinized type of tinea pedis foot will appear rough skin, dry, peeling and other phenomena. You can use exfoliators, such as salicylic acid, antifungal creams such as clotrimazole, ketoconazole, terbinafine and other creams, to carry out the treatment, if the effect of local medication is not good, need to be combined with oral drugs, such as itraconazole, fluconazole and so on. Chronic eczema: chronic eczema can also make the patient’s feet dry and peeling, and the lesions will have different degrees of tinea versicolor, hyperpigmentation, and will be accompanied by obvious itching. Can follow the doctor’s instructions for local use of tretinoin, dexamethasone, tacrolimus ointment, etc., to relieve the symptoms, if the itching is serious, oral cetirizine, loratadine, etc., to stop the itching. In addition, there are many other reasons that can cause dry cracked feet and peeling, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, after clarifying the cause of the disease, as soon as possible to comply with the doctor’s instructions for treatment.