What to do if your feet are dry and itchy

Dry and itchy feet may be caused by keratosis pilaris, chronic eczema, palmoplantar keratosis, etc. Usually the cause of the disease can be treated with medication, such as antifungal topical drugs, glucocorticoid topical drugs. 1. Keratosis pilaris: a fungal infectious disease, this type is often manifested as obvious keratinization of the skin of the foot, dryness, flaking, itching, usually can be given antifungal topical drugs for treatment, such as bifonazole cream, nitrate sertaconazole cream and so on. Keratin exfoliators such as compound benzoic acid ointment can also be used. 2. Chronic eczema: chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when the foot is stimulated by internal and external factors for a long period of time, often manifested as skin thickening, keratinization, desquamation, itching, etc. At this time, you can use topical emollient creams such as urea ointment, and glucocorticoid ointment such as halometasone cream. Itching is obvious, can be combined with oral antihistamine drugs such as loratadine. 3. Palmoplantar keratosis: genetically related, often manifested as palmoplantar limited or diffuse keratotic plaques, can be dry, flaky, itching and other symptoms. The disease can not be cured, often use drugs to alleviate the symptoms, such as topical urea ointment, vitamin E and other moisturizing skin, or the joint use of vitamin A cream and other drugs. If the patient has dry and itchy feet, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after clarifying the cause of the disease, standardized treatment, so as not to delay the condition. Drugs need to be used in accordance with medical advice.