dry and cracked thumb and pointer finger!

[CrazyNet]

My right thumb and pointer finger have been extremely dry and cracked for over a month. I have tried every lotion including Vaseline to try to cure it. I recently showed my mom and sister, and they said that it looks like it might be a finger fungus since it is only covering 2 fingers. What would this be? It is sore, but only when it catches on fabric. What does it sound like it could be?
Thank you,
Nanette

[qlerkworks]

I have a similar dry, callus skin situation.

It started as a little patch on the knuckle of my index fingers. It looked like I had scraped them. Now it's on both thumbs, index and starting to appear on the middle and little fingers.

I've tried ever hand cream, Tinactin, Triamcinolone and am currently trying betamethasone DIp. None of it works.

What is it?

[Smokey_d]

I have kinda similar hard surface growth dry and cracked on my thumb next to my nail seems like some sort of fungus and help yet

[Jj1984]

Sounds like the psoriasis i have had since i was 7 or 8. I am 23 now and it just comes and goes with time as it pleases. NOTHING seems to help, except wearing rubber gloves at night to keep the skin moisturized. This helps keep it from cracking a little bit. I have tried all the different creams for it and none ever work long, if at all. Tazorac, Elocon, cortizones, etc...

[jan56]

Both of my thumb nails are almost gone the top of my nail is constantly cracking off until they bleed my doctor gave me lamisil I took it for 3 months it did not help. I wash my hands alot and use gloves what can I do I do not have health care insurance to go to a doctor right now 11/20/07

[geoffrey2]

please describe your condition  does it start every month with blisters ?  then peals , then drys up  then starts again?    i have solution after 15 years of suffering  

[jessemeister]

Hello geoffrey2, what solution do you have, because I have the same problem, I only have my two thumb and index fingers with this problem. My fingers crack and dead skin appears where you can just pill it off but it hurts. I put Hydrogen Peroxide and my hands turns white and inside the infected nails it shows a lot more white like foam and it hurts for a little bit and goes away. But then days or weeks later my thumb and index finger crack up and start to bleed and I can use those fingers at all because If I put pressure it hurts like crazy. I've been researching of what to use but this discussions help to know what does and doesn't help. If you have a cure please let me know.
Thank you

[Marybow]

My thumbs are a mess cracked bleeding and very tender if you have a cure please tell me.

[divalasvegas]

I developed same condition almost a year ago.  Dermatologist said it was contact dermatitis so I needed to find out what was causing it so I could avoid it.  As I'm right-handed, and it was just my right pointer finger and thumb, I assumed it might be a reaction to the pens I use at work...possibly the rubber grip.  I switched to an all metal pen.  No help.  A few days ago, I started slathering my finger and thumb with Bag Balm and sleeping with a glove on my hand.  Several of the cracks have healed and it is much less painful.  Today I decided to switch my coffee mug at work thinking there might be something in the glaze, however in the meantime as I search for the culprit, the Bag Balm really helps.

[frankdathinktank]

I have no idea what exactly what I have. I have thick black shiny skin on my knuckles and toes. When I get my hands wet the dead thick skin becomes soft and peals as I ex foliate with a rock. Once dry it peels off and bleeds. Does anyone know of any over the counter creams or pills that might help?