dc.contributor.author | O'Sullivan, Gabrielle | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Fotinos, Charissa | eng |
dc.contributor.author | St. Anna, Leilani | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Emollient cream may alleviate pain and dryness and improve the appearance of heel cracks (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, one small randomized trial). Foot soaks followed by mechanical debridement and topical petrolatum may decrease the depth of cracks and thickness of calluses in patients with leprosy (SOR: C, 1 small cohort study). Keratolytic agents, such as salicylic acid, may reduce hyperkeratosis, cracks, and pain (SOR: C, one case-control study). Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives, such as Superglue or Krazy Glue, may reduce pain and speed closure of heel cracks (SOR: C, one case series). Maintenance therapy with emollients and appropriate footwear also may help heel cracks (SOR: C, expert opinion). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15740 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2012 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network. | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 61, no. 10 (October 2012): 622-623. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | skin cracks | eng |
dc.subject | keratolytics | eng |
dc.subject | Super Glue | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Skin -- Care and hygiene | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Foot care products | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Foot -- Care and hygiene | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Keratosis -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Skin -- Diseases -- Treatment | eng |
dc.title | What treatments relieve painful heel cracks? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |