Centimeter or smaller red painful marks

[mygymnast]

My daughter who is 9 has been having centimeter size or smaller flat red marks on her hands for some time, off and on. They do not flake or peel, once in a while the large marks will end in a small clear blister but this does not happen very often. The marks are light red and very painful to her. Our GP for my daughter does not think of any thing regarding them. The commit is always “it is nothing”. She does not have a temperature or any other signs of rash or illness. My wife and I feel (after looking back) that when she is run-down and tired or stressed she may get them. She is a computive gymnast and is working out 15 to 20hrs in the gym. For the most part she will get them all over her palms and some times on the soles of her feet.


This discussion is related to Hand Rash, Foot Rash, Eczema or something more serious?.

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi,

Your daughter is a gymnast and this may be a significant factor. I know they practice for long hours and they have frequent contact with equipments that has been also used by team mates and other members of the facility. There are cases of sports related dermatologic conditions and irritant dermatitis as well as contact dermatitis appear to be frequent among gymnasts. The dermatitis may appear as a rash or bumps on the hands. Some gymnasts were noted to be allergic tochalk .

I suggest that your child be brought to a dermatologist to have this thoroughly assessed. She may need some topical medications for this .At this point a fungal infection may also be a differential. Dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory state and repeated mechanical injury to the area may also cause some flare ups.

[mygymnast]

Thank you for your time to read about my daughter. We never thought about the gym as a possibility. We will make an appointment with a dermatologist today and see how fast we can get in. The spots or outbreak will last for about 1 to 2 weeks. Some time the move around on her hands, (as one goes away another will appear). We were not sure if this also may be immune.   I will be able to get up a pic or 2 later today.  Again thank you for your ideas.