tiny red dots, blisters on finger tips and nail piting and other...

so ive been getting tiny red dots under skin on my finger tips. also tiny blisters like one or two on my finger tips and peeling sore skin on finger tips and palm. my fingers and the skin under some of my nails is peeling. also my thumb nail is going crazy. its pitted and where the nail meets the skin underneath its become like its broken. where i can push way inside the nail on one side. here is a pic of nail. you can see where there are some small holes in the peeling skin this is where the red dots where before peeling started.
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sorry wrong link

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[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Two possibilities need to be ruled out from these symptoms. The first possibility is of fungal nail infection and the second is of psoriasis nails. In onychomycosis(nail fungal infection) nail plate can have a thickened, yellow, or cloudy appearance. The nails can become rough and crumbly, or can separate from the nail bed. Topical and oral antifungals are needed which are available under prescription. My sincere advice would be to consult a dermatologist and get a KOH examination of the nail and skin specimen done to confirm the diagnosis. Also nail fungal infection may take a bit longer to go away. So it is important to use the topical and oral anrifungals as and when prescribed by a dermatologist.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.