Hardening of the skin on the top of the feet may be caused by callus, scaly keratosis pilaris, chronic eczema and other factors, which can be relieved by physical therapy, surgery and other ways.
1. Callus: It is the thickening of the stratum corneum caused by long-term pressure and friction of the skin, with yellow or waxy surface and generally asymptomatic. It can be treated with medication such as topical salicylic acid paste or retinoic acid ointment, and can also be treated with physical methods such as liquid nitrogen freezing.
2. Scaly Keratosis Pilaris: It is a superficial skin infection of the feet caused by dermatophytes. Scaly Keratosis Pilaris can appear diffuse skin thickening or dryness. It can be treated by topical salicylic acid and miconazole nitrate cream combined with oral ketoconazole and other drugs.
3. Chronic eczema: a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a tendency to ooze, clinical manifestations of local skin roughness and hypertrophy, mossy changes and other symptoms. It can be treated with topical hormonal drugs such as tretinoin and oral antihistamines such as loratadine.
The symptoms of foot skin sclerosis, you should go to the hospital in time, improve the relevant examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor symptomatic treatment, avoid unauthorized use of drugs.