my finger wont heal.

[finger1]

I cut the tip of my left index finger a couple times." constecutive weekends doing honey do's"  I took care of it, went to the doctor 4 times saw a dermatolgist twice. I have been prescribed Clotrimazole and fluocinomide and used them as prescribed. My finger will heal over and with in a day after healing the skin kind of hardens and then starts cracking. I have given up on my health care provider and now constantly keep some kind of ointment on it to keep it moist so that it doen't crack. I have a friend who goes to mexico on the weekends and gets me a stronger Clotrimazole. I can not be the only one who has had this problem.  Please help my finger f@&*n hurts.

[finger1]

Thanks i will do that, as far as the cold weather i live in Palm Springs so there is no cold weather. Again thanks!

[Dr J Singh]

Hi,

Firstly, I’ll request you to get a blood sugar done to rule out the possibility of diabetes. I don’t think the finger cracks due to a fungal infection. No need of clotrimazole. It dries probably due to the exposure to cold. Application of some moisturizing agent/antibacterial ointment will be more than enough. Keep the finger warm by avoiding exposure to dry cold air and it should heal pretty rapidly.

I hope that helps. Please do keep me posted. Kind Rgds.