Brown Spots on Hands Appeared Overnight

[30Healthy]

I am a very healthy 30 year old woman. 2 days ago, I noticed approx. 20 small brown spots appeared on the back of my right hand. One day the skin in that area was smooth and even toned, the next day...spots! They are located between my thumb and index finger (and only a few are on the left hand in the same location).

I take a lot of vitamins and supplements, eat a low fat, high protein diet, exercise 5 days a week, don't smoke, rarely drink and have one latte a day! There is not much sun exposure where I live, but when its nice, I wear sunscreen.

What could be causing the dramatic onset of these spots and should I be concerned?

[Amberger]

I had irregular brown patches on the palms and side of my hands this morning. They appreared overnight and are not raised or irritated at all. They are stained a brown color so at first I thought it might be dried blood. After reading comments on the internet I believe they are from the limes I squeezed into me beer yesterday. They do appear to look like a liquid spill and are darker in the creases of my hand.

[SuperRonnie]

i am fourteen year old girl. one day i just looked at my hand and i had about 8 small brown dots on my left hand in between two finger that i do not remember having the night before. after a few days my mom and i have waited to see if they would go away but they have spread to my other finger i am worried that it is due to cancer. i have not been in the sun to long.i have not done anything out of the ordinary. what do i do?

[Iggyiggyiggy]

Go to your doctor, he/she wille know what to do :)

[akn54sen]

check out this site, you'll find the answer!  It happened to me to after squeezing limes and laying out in the sun.   http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/beauty/brown-spots-hands-96372.html

"I have the same spots. They are not sun spots. Sun spots are actually a fungus and turn patches of your skin white, not brown. The spots everyone seems to be getting occur after sun exposure. I got them in the Keys and went to the dermatologist afterwards. He said its from limes or mangoes. They contain a photoreactive agent called bergamot, which if you get it on your skin then go in the sun it will turn brown. They fade in a month or two dont worry. I cannot wait til they disappear"

[fsilvav]

Hello, did they disappear? I happen to have them as well.

Best,

Fernanda

[fsilvav]

Hello, did they disappear? I happen to have them as well.

Best,

Fernanda

[Milopolo]

Hello, I'm a 17 year old white male, I got these spots on the palms of my hands and the soles of my left foot.
The things I've done a lot before they appeared:
- Throw a baseball up and catch it while it rotates. May have irritated the skin.
- Touched a lot of rubber.

Things I've done differently than normally:
- Drink 2 beers instead of one before going to bed.
- Exercise Parkour, (Running, climbing etc) longer than normally. As it's summer vacation I do it more often now for the first time.
- I used a different shampoo. It's an after sport shampoo with Citron Acid as main ingredient.
- i slept irregularly. Gone late to bed, and gotten out later. It may have been caused by lack of sleep.
If any of these things match the things you have done before they appeared, don't hesitate to tell me, us, everyone here. It might just be the clue to this problem. Although I am not really bothered with it myself, it is a huge problem to some others. as for that, I'm trying to help you guys out.

Yours,

Milan. The Netherlands.

[newbiewithmac]

I am 24 years old male, Latin and slightly dark skin. I developed brown freckles on my two hands between that index fingers and thumbs overnight. It has been 4 days and they haven't changed. Not elevated, no hurt, no itch. But I am very worried about it. I hope it is not cancer and hope they will disappear. What is this!!?? Somebody needs to find the answer and the cure. I did drink and smoke the night before they appear. But I often do it in the weekends. And a few days before I saw this on my hands, I made lemonade and played tennis right after, a couple of times.

[kiwi155]

I'm a 13 year old girl and have also just found small brown spots between my thumb and index finger there is only about 10 and they showed up bacically over night they are a little bit smaller than a pencil eraser and are a light color at first i just thought my hands were dirty untill they didnt come off. if you find a solution to this problem please share