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blisters under skin in fingers

Have circle like blisters under my skin, not fuild filed.  Only on fingers. Both sides.  No itching just pain to touch and fingers seem stiff.
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Hi,
This could be a condition called 'focal palmar peeling,  a common skin condition in which there is focal peeling of the palms and less often the soles.
It is also known as ‘keratolysis exfoliativa’. Exfoliative keratolysis is more common during the summer months, and most often affects young adults.

The first sign is one or more superficial air-filled blisters on the fingers or palms. The blisters burst to leave  tender, peeled areas. These peeled areas lack a normal barrier function and may become red, dry and cracked. However, they are not generally itchy.

The symptoms are aggravated by exposure to irritants including water, soap, detergents and solvents. Eventually normal skin forms, but frequently exfoliative keratolysis recurs within a few weeks.

Sometimes on the ends of the fingers the split in the skin is deeper, in which case the skin feels hard and numb and takes longer to peel off.
Exfoliative keratolysis may precede an itchy form of eczema in which there are small fluid-filled blisters.

Emollient(moisturizing) hand creams especially those containing urea, lactic acid, or silicone will help the condition, steroid ointments do not improve this.
ref:http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/exfoliative-keratolysis.html



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try the forum on exfoliative keratolysis
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