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round red patch on hand for weeks

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evie46163
evie46163

i have had a round red patch on my right hand for weeks. i also have another patch on one of my fingers on the same hand. i need to know what this is. thanks

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  • mrsmop
    mrsmop evie46163

    Posted

    It looks like eczema,  is it itchy?

    Ask your GP or a Pharmacist.  It looks very dry, so an emollient or any hand cream would help.  Have a look at the following page    

    https://patient.info/health/moisturisers-emollients-for-eczema

    Hope this helps.

     

    • evie46163
      evie46163 mrsmop

      Posted

      thanks for replying! no it is not itchy. i have been moisturising it daily but it doesnt seem to be doing anything. thanks for the link, i think i will have to book an appointment with my doctor. 
  • respecthealth
    respecthealth evie46163

    Posted

    Hi there. Could be hives/urticaria. I had this in 2012 for a few months on much of my body. It happened slowly and was itchy, but a prescribed antihistamine got rid of it for me. Not had it since. However, get it checked by your Dr. in case it's not this.
    • evie46163
      evie46163 respecthealth

      Posted

      i hope it isnt hives. seen it before and its nasty. i will book an appointment smile
  • homo_dieticus
    homo_dieticus evie46163

    Posted

    It seems that you are going to take the good advice you have been given and are going to make an appointment to see your doctor. I guess that the condition is likely to be relatively trivial and will respond to a topical treatment. Don't let your doctor fob you off with faux reassurance and no treatment. It could be labelled as dermatitis and it might be caused by a reaction to cleaning materials for example. Consider making a list of the products you come in contact with as this might offer some clues as to the causes of the condition.
  • jon84622
    jon84622 evie46163

    Posted

    Can you tell us what ever happened? I have a similar looking had dry patch. 
    • donya54432
      donya54432 jon84622

      Posted

      Did you ever find out what it was? I have the same thing

  • cathy20592
    cathy20592 evie46163

    Posted

    Like jon84622 below, I would like to know what happened -- I, too, have a red spot in almost exactly the same place as yours, and it looks very similar to the picture you posted.
    • emily74617
      emily74617 cathy20592

      Posted

      what ever happend to your hand? what was it? i have the same red spot near my thumb 😕

  • marcus61927
    marcus61927 evie46163

    Posted

    would be nice if the original poster could update this, providing they are well? they asked for advice, they were given advice but didnt update to let others know the result? i have the same thing and so it seems do other people, so an update would be nice.....

  • donya54432
    donya54432 evie46163

    Posted

    Do you have an update? I have the same spot on my left hand. My dermatologist has treated it with 2 different creams, but no luck so far.

    • Leooo
      Leooo donya54432

      Posted

      I think i found it! If you look at images online of "ringworm" it is a fungal infection that requires antifungal things. If you look at the images tab then yo will see an image similar to what I assume you have.

  • Leooo
    Leooo evie46163

    Posted

    i have the same thing and it seems others do too so if you figured it out please let us know assuming you are able to.

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