Dry cracked hard skin on the thumbs of the feet may be related to fungal infections, foot eczema, micronutrient deficiencies, etc. It should be treated according to the cause of the disease, and the treatment mainly consists of topical medications as well as oral medications.
1. Fungal infection: blisters and itchiness will appear in the toe area, and with the passage of time, the skin in the area will be dry and cracked and peeled. You can apply miconazole nitrate cream, terbinafine hydrochloride cream and other medications, and in severe cases, you can also take itraconazole capsules orally.
2. Foot eczema: If the toe area has eczema, repeated scratching of the skin in the area, long-term stimulation will lead to dry and hard skin, accompanied by dandruff. You can apply compound dexamethasone acetate cream, mometasone furoate cream and other drugs, with oral loratadine tablets, vitamin C tablets and other medications.
3. Trace element deficiency: lack of trace elements or vitamins may also cause this symptom. Oral multivitamins and other drugs, applying allantoin vitamin E cream and other treatments.
There are many other causes of dry cracked feet and thumbs, it is recommended that patients seek medical attention in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease, strictly under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment.