Thick and hard foot skin may be related to callus, eczema, tinea pedis, etc. It should be treated according to the cause of the disease through general treatment, use of medication and other methods.
1. Callus: due to repeated friction between foot skin and shoes, it will lead to thickening and hardening of foot skin without pain and itching, and the color is light yellow. You can use warm water to soak your feet to remove the softened cuticle, and use salicylic acid ointment, retinoic acid ointment and other medications externally.
2. Eczema: Eczema on the feet can appear dry and thickened skin. You can apply urea ointment, halometasone ointment and other drugs, with oral loratadine tablets, cetirizine hydrochloride tablets and other drugs to improve itching.
3. Tinea pedis: caused by fungal infection, the skin will have thickening, keratinization and other symptoms. Antifungal drugs such as miconazole nitrate ointment can be applied, and oral terbinafine hydrochloride tablets or itraconazole capsules can be taken if necessary.
It is recommended that the patient consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease, and strictly comply with the doctor’s instructions for medication.