灼热足(感觉脚部痛热)的症状可轻可重。在某些情况下,灼热足可能痛苦到干扰睡眠的程度。某些状况导致的灼热足也可能伴有针刺感(感觉异常)或麻木感,或两者兼有。

灼热足也可以称为脚部刺痛或感觉异常。

虽然疲劳或皮肤感染也能导致暂时性的足灼热或发炎,但灼热足更多是神经损伤(周围神经病变)的体征。神经损伤有许多不同的原因,包括糖尿病、长期饮酒、接触某些毒素、维生素 B 缺乏症或艾滋病毒感染。

灼热足的可能原因:

如果出现以下情况,请寻求急救医疗护理:

  • 脚部灼热感骤至,尤其如果您可能曾接触过某种类型的毒素
  • 脚上的开放伤口似乎感染,尤其如果您患有糖尿病

如果您出现以下症状,请安排就医:

  • 即便自我护理几周,仍持续出现灼热足
  • 注意到症状正越来越强烈和痛苦
  • 灼热感已经开始向上扩散入腿部
  • 脚趾或脚开始失去知觉

如果您的灼热足持续存在或者没有明显原因,则医生就需要做检查,以确定罪魁祸首是否是导致周围神经病变的多种状况之一。

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