Red blotches on palms

A few weeks after I had my daughter red oval blotches showed up on the inside of both of my palms. When I hold my hands in front of me palms up, they make a heart-looking shape. They do not itch or burn or hurt. Theyre not raised. Just red colored. I dont drink or take any kind of medicines. I did have a large white splotch on my left leg when I was in middle/high school that eventually went away and is normal colored now.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

There are various possibilities for your symptoms.They include contact dermatitis[a skin reaction resulting from exposure to allergens (allergic contact dermatitis) or irritants (irritant contact dermatitis)],nummular dermatitis(a form of eczema), erythema nodosum(an inflammation of the fat cells under the skin),Q fever(a disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium) or treponema infection or spirochetal infection.

I feel that an evaluation by a dermatologist will help in making a diagnosis as without
examination,diagnosis is tough. . I would also suggest you to avoid washing hands with soap repeatedly and use gloves while doing any household work.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing.