Jordan News

Cracks in the heels can be caused by serious pathological conditions in the body, for example, high blood sugar.

In an interview with endocrinologist Maria Vasilieva, a specialist opinion was expressed that cracks in the heels can be a signal of serious diseases that a person suffers from.

She explained that such injuries on the soles of the feet occur against the background of keratosis pilaris, in which there is severe roughness and keratosis.

And Maria Vasilieva noted that “the causes of cutaneous keratoses can be hormonal disorders, for example, in diabetes.”

Heel cracks can also indicate:
Vitamin deficiency.
fungal infection;
Atherosclerosis of the vessels of the lower extremities.
varicose veins.
Chronic heart failure.

Vasilieva added that diseases associated with circulatory disorders often negatively affect the condition of the skin, causing various damages to it, including in the form of impaired integrity of the skin of the legs.