Tiny Holes in my hands

[nursechic]

I have a friend who has tiny holes in the creases of his palms and fingers. These little holes will get hardened white tissue in them which he pulls out leaving again a little tiny hole. These holes are in every crease and fold of his palm and fingers which is a cause of embarassment for him. A couple of times it is if the holes have gotten infected under the hardened area but as soon as the protrusion is pulled out the area is fine. Please does anyone know what this could be and how he can treat it? He went to a dermatologist who told him.... put stick deordorant on his hand....I have no idea how that was supposed to help him and it did not. So if anyone knows what this could be please let me know.
Thanks,

[Rhymno]

How can the doctors not know this? silly! Like someone said it could allergy to a soap reaction. I noticed it at that time. An sometimes ignoring it makes it go away. Mine is in my left hand at exactly the middle of the bottom horizontal line on the thumb. And another at the top horizontal line across the palm.

[wmccoy90]

Yes, its good to see Im not the only one confused.  But what are these!? After researching all the forums i could find i decided to make a dermatologist appointment. I left very disappointed. The doctor came in, acted very unconcerned, didn't know what the hole was or what i was talking about. She glanced at it for a moment and said its probably a wart. So,  she froze it and made it bigger and more painful. 2 months later, its still there and Im getting more. What ever this is, it sounds like we need to get awareness and research into the medical community. No one seems to know what this condition REALLY is.  Just a lot of guesses

[towseenkaz]

Woooooooooow! Thank God there are others out there. I noticed this since I was a kid and I have been plucking, biting, pulling, stabbing, digging, and scratching for years! I am 27 now and I only became concerned of recent when I noticed how alarming they seem to be increasing. I have them on both palms. I have sweaty palms and I first thought this was the reason but hell I have my dry palm moments so whats going on. I have ignored and also tried different stuffs. I just dont seem to get a hang of whats causing it. Please folks, Its really affecting my self confidence a lot cos all I need to do is just look into my palms and see this creepy tiny holes and alien creatures growing out of them.

What can I do... sincerely!!!

[omegaphoenix]

I have one of those too. Like yours. You're the first one I've read that mentioned the alien thing. Is yours like a weird wormlike thing coming out of a hole? Because mine is and it feels like it's attached to the inside of my finger....and honestly, it's freaking me out.

[Majit]

Wow! I can't believe there are others out there! The skin on my hands is so thick, they are like leather. My family have deemed my hands "monkey paws," and I have been digging out tiny dense balls of skin out of the cracks of my fingers with knives for years! A sharp knife is the only way to go for me. I totally hear you all! The more time goes on, the more skin buildup, the more pain, the less use of that joint, and time to get it out. You have all made me want to make a dermatologist appointment and ask about this, but to also show these messages in the appointment. Just curious, if anyone sees this, does anyone have an autoimmune disease? Eczema? A parent that fought in Vietnam (A Orange, genetic viruses)? I'm going to look I to this. Just give me some time.

[ASTARKS]

I have a hard bb like spot beneath mine! What does this strange phenomenon mean? My mother has one disgustingly painful and cracked up caked up dead skin on the thumb of her left hand.. right by the finger nail.. mine is also on my left hand right on my inner palm beanth the pinky DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE 1st horizontal line... whats this mean???

[Nas79]

I have exactly the same problem as you do I once was able to push it out by digging in the hole with a needle but now it has returned even bigger n I have a ball I guess with more of what I pushed out