A related discussion,
clear bubbles under my palm was started.
I also have a situation on my fingertips. Peeling white bubbles of the skin. When they peel, the skin beneath is red and sore and seemes fissured with little wrinkles. I assumed a fungal infection and have been using lamisil for a week with no marked results. It usually starts on the sides of the finger and spreads around up to the nail (but not under the nail, and also around to the pad of the finger. It can be painful at times, and not so at others. This also happened a couple of years ago and persisted for months untreated, and then eventually went away. Any ideas?
I have these weird, randomly appearing holes/bubbles/bumps under the skin on my fingertips. They aren't raised and they appear in clusters. They eventually go away on their own after a week or two and ocassionally itch. They can be "popped" and clear oe yellow puss comes out. I was wondering if these are the types of "blisters" you were reffering to. If not, do you have any idea what they are and how they can be treated? thanks.
I think you have dyshidrotic ecmaea, not fungus. This form of eczema produces the kind of small blisters you describe. Cause is unknown. You treat the symptoms as they arise. Mostly, cortisone (steroid) creams are used, though there are now alternatives. You doctor can recommend others if needed. All such creams can do is make the condition better--it recurs when it wishes, and must be treated again. In time, it often goes away, sometimes for long periods.
I can't explain the color change. Perhaps a skin doctor can do so at a visit.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff