The back of the hand dry cracks, may be eczema, ringworm, environmental dryness and other reasons, can be through local treatment, systemic treatment and other measures to regulate.
1. Local treatment: eczema on the back of the hand will cause skin mossy changes and the back of the hand is dry and cracked, external zinc oxide ointment, halomethasone cream and other medications; scaly keratosis tinea cruris caused by fungal infections, will cause skin thickening and roughness, desquamation, dryness and other symptoms, external clotrimazole ointment, terbinafine cream, and other antifungal drug treatment.
2. Systemic treatment: eczema on the back of the hand itching serious, taking loratadine, chlorpheniramine and other antihistamines. If the symptoms of tinea versicolor are more serious, anti-fungal drugs such as terbinafine can be taken systematically.
3. General treatment: daily moisturizing of the skin on the back of the hand, apply more moisturizing cream, can also be used externally vitamin E ointment, urea ointment, petroleum jelly ointment and other drugs. Reduce the use of soap and other alkaline substances to stimulate the skin.
The back of the hand is dry and cracked, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination first, the drug needs to be used under the guidance of a doctor.