Severe peeling of the feet may be caused by sweating herpes, dry eczema, and athlete’s foot. Symptoms can be relieved by medication and skin care.
1. Sweat herpes: may be related to the skin environment moisture, contact with metal chemical substances and other reasons. Patients can appear small blisters in the early stage of skin lesions, usually do not rupture on their own, can be naturally absorbed, dry and peeling. The patient is treated with topical tretinoin urea ointment, tacrolimus ointment and other medications.
2. Dry eczema: it may be related to the reduction of oil on the skin surface and poor perspiration function of the skin. Patients may have dry skin, dry cracks with flaking, itching and other phenomena. Patients can use white petroleum jelly, vitamin E cream, mineral oil, etc., to keep the moisture in the skin from evaporating. For patients with severe itching, antihistamine drugs such as oral loratadine can be taken for treatment.
3. Tinea pedis: mainly caused by fungal infection, with the development of the disease, patients can appear foot peeling serious phenomenon. Patients can use topical terbinafine hydrochloride cream and other antifungal drugs to treat, if necessary, oral antifungal drugs such as itraconazole.
Foot peeling can also be seen in other causes, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.