This on my foot, what can it be?

About five months ago a slight itching started on one of my feet, on the upper part near the middle, right over a toe. I started to scratch, went on scratching every time it iched. But then not only did the itching spread, but also since I kept scratching hard some times, the skin on the upper part began to be dry and white as if powdery.





The itching went on in that area and right below and between at least two other toes. The result right now is that the skin seems to have %26quot;rolled%26quot;, it became sort of oily at the bottom of the foot and now skin around all those toes is completely dry, wrinkled, and hard.





I must say that months before that my foot had began to be %26quot;oily%26quot; whenever I wore a pair of sandals that had man-made-materials, plus a bit of leather.





The bottom of my foot was completely oily, and right there now the itching has spread as well. So much that I%26#039;ve gotten two small cuts, plus the same whitish, dry, hard skin.





What can this be????

This on my foot, what can it be?
i think you have a fungus type infection.....you should go to a doctor....for treatment
Reply:well it sounded like it could be a wart on your foot, but i dont know about the oily part..
Reply:There are a number of factors that contribute towards oily skin and it is usually more apparent in teenagers as their hormones change. However, as well as hormones, it can also sometimes be hereditary, down to the cosmetics which you use, or it could even be down to the contraceptive pill. Generally it can occur at any age, but usually skin tends to become dryer the older that you are.





Cracked skin can look like a dried-up riverbed, and it%26#039;s caused by the same thing: lack of water. It starts when water is lost from the skin surface, leaving behind layers of dry skin cells.





Hands and feet are common cracking sites. But superficial cracking can occur anywhere, especially the delicate skin of shins, forearms and cheeks, says Dr. Christianson. No matter what the location, you can send those cracks packing with the right treatment.





Soak and salve. Restore moisture to mildly cracked areas by using an over-the-counter humectant, such as Lac-Hydrin Five. Humectants pull water into skin and hold it there, says Dr. Swinyer. Remember to keep bathing short—less than five minutes per day—as prolonged exposure to water removes oils from the skin and results in more dryness. If necessary, though, a dermatologist can prescribe more potent humectants.





Soften severely cracked skin in tepid water for five minutes, but don%26#039;t use humectants on it, Dr. Swinyer cautions. %26quot;Once skin is malleable, seal in moisture immediately by covering damp skin with an ointment or lotion such as Eucerin, Vaseline or even Crisco,%26quot; Dr. Swinyer suggests.





Hold it right there. Use Super Glue on small cracks that develop on fingers or other joints, says Dr. Brown. Just apply a dollop of glue directly to the open crack. It will dry in seconds and act like a cast to keep the fissure from splitting while it%26#039;s healing, he explains. %26quot;Super Glue is the most incredible thing ever. It%26#039;s invaluable. I%26#039;ve used it for about 18 years now,%26quot; Dr. Brown says. %26quot;It dries in a matter of 10 to 15 seconds, and you can just go about your regular routine. You%26#039;d think it would burn like all get-out, but you don%26#039;t even feel it when you put it on.





%26quot;You can even push on where that sore is split and you won%26#039;t feel a thing. If it cracks again, just put another drop of Super Glue on it.%26quot; You can%26#039;t pull the glue off, but it will eventually fall off on its own.





Cleanse gently. Avoid hot water and use superfatted soaps or mild cleansing bars like Eucerin, Aveeno cleansing bar or Dove, advises Diana Bihova, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at New York University School of Medicine in New York City and author of Beauty from the Inside Out.



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