this is getting old!

[kimmychoowa]

so a few years ago i was a waitress. i started getting these little water blistery looking things on my right hand ring finger. they burst when squeezed (gross) and then the skin would dry up and flake off only for more blisters to appear and start it all over again. went to a dr. they said it was a fungus. used the antifungal cream and the steroid cream. it didnt help. eventually it went away on its own. well now its back and i cant take it! what is this and why does it only infect my right ring finger? i found another member who had the same exact issue and he never got help. please help me. it flares up at night and i cannot sleep! the blisters are small so i dont believe its a herpes virus but i need help before i go insane. thanks.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It can be due to pompholyx. Pompholyx primarily involves the hands and fingers and then may involve the feet. The first stage is acute and presents as itchy blisters on the hands, fingers and toes. Then the chronic stage shows more peeling, cracking, or crusting. Then the skin heals up, or the blistering may start again. The exact cause is not known and excessive sweating can be one of the reasons.

Please get an evaluation done from a dermatologist to confirm the diagnosis.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[BeeFree]

Sounds like a simple case of warts to me.  I've had this before and they can be a pain in the *** to clear up. Squeezing and picking at them is the last thing you want to do as this causes the bacteria to spread and a whole new cluster to pop up. There are plenty of wart and bacterial-infection creams in drug stores (like "Wartner", availale at London Drugs, Shoppers, etc.) that can help. Washing your hands with an anti-bacterial soap is important in stopping the spreading.