What should I do if the soles of my feet are rough and flaky?

Rough skin on the soles of the feet may be caused by physiological factors, such as dry skin, etc.; it may also be caused by pathologic factors, which are common in chronic eczema, tinea pedis and other diseases, and can usually be relieved by general treatment, topical medication, oral medication and other ways to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Physiological factors: If patients do not pay attention to skin care, excessive cleaning or the use of strong alkaline cleanser, etc., it can lead to dry and flaky skin. It is recommended to strengthen the skin moisturizing, avoid scratching, avoid scalding and excessive cleaning, and also can be used externally to relieve the symptoms of urea Vitamin E milk.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Chronic eczema: chronic eczema may lead to dry, itchy and flaky skin. It is recommended to pay attention to moisturizing, patients can use mometasone furoate cream, Dinaid cream and other glucocorticoid ointment, but also can be used externally salicylic acid ointment to soften the thickening of the keratin, to promote the absorption of other drugs, but also oral loratadine, levocetirizine and other antihistamine medication to stop itching treatment.
(2) tinea pedis: tinea pedis is caused by fungal infection, especially keratinized tinea pedis can make the skin dry, thickening, surface roughness, cracking. Patients can use topical salicylic acid ointment to soften the skin, joint topical cyclopiazide cream, ketoconazole cream and other antifungal treatment, when the symptoms are serious, you can also follow the doctor’s instructions oral terbinafine hydrochloride tablets, itraconazole capsules and other antifungal drug treatment.
Rough skin on the soles of the feet is caused by a variety of reasons, it is recommended that patients pay attention to daily care, and timely access to the regular hospital dermatology department to clarify the causes of the cause of the treatment given for the cause.