puffy palms

[lou11]

hi
you had a post regarding excessive skin wrinkling on palms when the skin is wet for only a matter of seconds.

i have this condition and have been to see specialists but no one can fathom out what the reason for this is. over the years it has got worse, the symptons include;
puffy raised white area on the palms of my hands these go after apprx half an hour of being dry
little clusters of small holes/pores that seem to follow the lines on the palms of my hand, only in the area that is raised and puffy.
this happens even when my hands sweat in the summer when driving, washing dishes, showering, bathing, cleaning.. all connected with water.
it doesn't hurt but my hands feel so dry it's uncomfortable to touch anything.
a specalist mention that it maybe a karatin deficiencey previously but this has been going on for at least 7 years so i can be sure it'snot something i've just noticed, it also gets worse if i'm stressed.
Please help, i'd love to find a cure or even a reason behind it!


This discussion is related to Puffy Skin on Palms of Hands..

[aurelle]

was it the coffee causing it in the end??? I too recently started having these hand problems! and i think it may also be related to too much coffee! i ve been trying to find a cure for it because although it doesn't hurt it is very annoying! please let me know if ur theory is true!

[psheley]

Thank you, we'll give this a try!

[Travis3]

I developed the white skin issue and tried removing the excess skin after my hands were soaked from swimming. This helped, but I started not being able to control it that way and the inflamed numb skin underneath started happening. I have found that the excessive sweating and white skin has stopped by putting 40% zinc oxide cream on my hands with rubber gloves over top for a couple hours in the morning and afternoon. The difference has been amazing. It helped in the first day.

[psheley]

Hello,
My son is ten years old, and started experiencing these symptoms about a month ago.  He's generally healthy, but was borderline positive for CF as a baby -- what I mean by this is, he failed a short-term sweat test and was then given a longer term sweat test that he passed.  In the last several months, he's started to use a non-steroidal inhaler when he's in training for football or basketball, so it's possible this medication could be causing it.  He also has hyperhidrosis, which seems to be a contributing factor.  We are going to the doctor this afternoon, so needless to say, I'm praying this is nothing serious.  My thoughts and prayers are with you all.  Best of luck.  

[PrimroseSD]

My daughter is 14 and her palms started wrinkling in water quite suddenly last September. The pediatrician was initially clueless, the dermatologist wanted her to do blood work for CF. Drysol did not work for her. The wrinkling was initially very painful, but it has lessened a bit now, so it is more manageable. For anyone out there worried about CF, I can add to the list of those who have this condition and have tested negative with a sweat test. Thank you for everyone who has posted here - it's very helpful to know others are experiencing this, too.

[OttawaCanadianMom]

Not sure if you can see me email. On Facebook my page is called aquagenic keratoderma . It has a picture of water. Please send me a request and I will add you to and then we can talk.