White flakes on the skin may be seen in dry skin or pathologic diseases such as psoriasis or ringworm, which can be improved by medication or physical therapy.
1. Dry skin: in winter and spring, the weather is cold and dry, the secretion of sebum decreases, and dandruff can be seen, which can be removed by timely applying emollient milk and paying attention to skin moisturizing.
2. Psoriasis: psoriasis is often manifested as erythema covered with silvery-white scales. It can be treated with moisturizers to protect the skin barrier, and can be treated with topical medicines such as cardapotriol or salicylic acid ointment, and can also be treated with biologically based agents; physical treatments such as photochemotherapy can also be applied.
3. Tinea corporis: superficial fungal infections can appear with scaly red patches, mainly topical drugs, such as ketoconazole, miconazole ointment or terbinafine and other antifungal drugs, but also oral itraconazole or terbinafine combined with topical drugs to increase the efficacy of treatment.
White lumpy dandruff on the skin, there may also be other reasons, it is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital, clear cause of the targeted treatment. The above drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice, do not self-medication.