Rash on finger

I have these red bumps and a red rash on my wedding ring finger that keeps going away and coming back.  I have been putting tripple antiobiotic ointment on it but just as soon as I put my wedding ring back on that finger (when it is doing better) for more than a couple of hours it comes back.   It isn't just the size of my wedding ring but completely from the nuckle to the palm area.  Any suggestions or help will be greatly appreciated!!!

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

though nothing can be said for certain, it appears that you may be having contact dermatitis or fungal infection at the site.

It is important that you get this checked by a doctor and then take appropriate treatment rather than using the cream yourself.

Hope this helped. Let me know if you may need any more help.

Best regards

[kristi1965]

I have a white gold set of rings that are rhodium plated.  I had the same problem, and was trying to find out what to do.  I would take them off, clean them good, put triple antibiotic on my finger until it seemed to heal, then put the rings back on and the same thing would happen (a reddish rash under where the rings touched my skin).  I have a ring on my right hand that this did not happen with, and I noticed that the rash was confined to the area where the diamonds were (so bacteria could have accumulated there due to moisture and caused a form of athletes foot).  To test this possibility, I took off my rings (cleaned them and put them on the dresser to dry all night), put Lotrimin (athletes foot medication) around my ring finger, and put a band aid on it overnight.  The next morning the rash was gone, I put my clean and dry rings, and haven't had a problem since.  I hope people read this and I hope it helps.

Kristi