puffy palms

[lou11]

hi
you had a post regarding excessive skin wrinkling on palms when the skin is wet for only a matter of seconds.

i have this condition and have been to see specialists but no one can fathom out what the reason for this is. over the years it has got worse, the symptons include;
puffy raised white area on the palms of my hands these go after apprx half an hour of being dry
little clusters of small holes/pores that seem to follow the lines on the palms of my hand, only in the area that is raised and puffy.
this happens even when my hands sweat in the summer when driving, washing dishes, showering, bathing, cleaning.. all connected with water.
it doesn't hurt but my hands feel so dry it's uncomfortable to touch anything.
a specalist mention that it maybe a karatin deficiencey previously but this has been going on for at least 7 years so i can be sure it'snot something i've just noticed, it also gets worse if i'm stressed.
Please help, i'd love to find a cure or even a reason behind it!


This discussion is related to Puffy Skin on Palms of Hands..

[pickled78]

Hi im a 34 year old man and have had this condition for near enough 20 years, started out as 3 pin pricks on center of left palm and has slowly spread to fill whole of palm area, half way up thumb and inbetween and over the thumb and index finger area.  The holes have never gone away, but only open up, swell and become painful wen wet.  I also do not use any of the chemicals you use (hair bleach etc). I once used a pin to pick at the holes but shall never do that again as the burning stinging pain was too much!!

[Jmj092]

I had the same thing and there is hardly anything on the Internet about this
condition-- I did manage to find out though what it's called. Most of you likely
have aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma. The reason there is not a lot of
information online is because scientists and doctors don't know much about it. A
lot of sites says that people with  Cystic fibrosis get this and that you should
be tested for CF because although you may not have it you may be a carrier I you
have aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma. Although I was not tested for SF bc I
do not have any other symptoms I do not think I have to worry because I found
out the cause. One website said nickel irritated it more I didn't think much of
it until I realized I have been playing a quarter machine game almost everyday
now at a local smoke shop. Quarters have nickel in them and this all started on
a rainy day after playing with the quarters. It took a while for it to
completely get out if my system and not happen anymore but i am positive it was
the nickel in the quarters. Everyone is different and good luck to you all. I
hope this helps!!!

[kevind172]

I have these symptoms exactly. But I am a 34 year old man. All the info I've seen suggests this mostly occurs in women.  Is that true and if so, should I be concerned that something else is going on? There is no CF history in my family either.
Thanks

[krisgod]

I have this same problem. I am a 30 year old female and have had this condition since I was 22. I have been to multiple dermatologists and they all say the same thing "I have no idea what that is". I am so glad to see other people have the same symptoms. I live in Texas and during the months of about April-October my hands show these white raised patches even after being in the water for just 10 minutes. It is quite embarassing going swimming. Holes do show up on the patches when they are raised and it is uncomfortable. I am always looking forward to the winter months as I do not have to deal with this then. I have tried Drysol and it did not seem to work for me. I am not sure if I will ever find a dermatologist that can help with AWP. Please keep everyone updated on any progress as this is a very rare condition.

[gin13]

Hi there,
Mine is seasonal as well but the reverse! I show symptoms from around April-September. I live in Texas so its pretty warm all year but I'm trying to find a correlation. Please let me know if you have any success with the Drysol or anything else. Thanks!

[lh2117]

I am a 24 year old female and just started noticing the symptoms a few weeks ago (right before my 24th birthday, actually). Has anyone who has AWP been tested for the CF gene? I'm a bit of a hypochondriac so it scares me to think about since 99% of the AWP articles online suggest a correlation. I guess I won't know more until I'm pregnant one day and actually have a reason to test for this.

Also, my AWP doesn't hurt. I wonder if that's a symptom that will develop? Let's hope not!