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Cause and Treatment Red Itchy Blistering on Fingers

Mostly on the right but also on left fingers. Starts by feeling really itchy. Then fingers gets hot and swell up. Can feel the heat coming off them without touching. Then start to appear bumps all over my fingers and after a week or so they become obvious water blisters. They then start to leak out and swelling gets worse. Last time this happened I was in agony and could not use hands for anything. Went to docs, they did not know what it was or how to help. 3 different doctors looked at it, was prescribed antibiotics. Took the full course, along with the cream, didn't help. Went back to docs, gave me stronger cream to use. Still no effect. Found some anti-histamine tables I had in cupboard and started to take them. Calmed down slightly after a week and then eventually back to normal. Left with scarring. Now the signs are back again. Burning hot, itchy and lumps on fingers. Constantly putting aloe gel on to cool them down. Don't want episode of what happened last time. Also for extra info, my fingers, especially in the nail area go a really grey/purple color any time they are cold. Could be bad circulation, not sure. Also when I get this swelling, my bones in the knuckle feel achy and eventually I lose all flexibility in the fingers and cannot move them.

This is so uncomfortable and nobody knows why I get these or what causes it. The blisters appear on the inside and outside and sides of fingers but not on the hands or anywhere else.

Lastly when I shower, bath or even just wash the hands, they get wrinkly much quicker than what is normal. Even after a 2 minute shower or just washing they hands, they start to wrinkle and can get quite painful and dry. Any reason why hands would react in this way to water. What would take most people a good half hour to get wrinkly hands takes me 5 minutes.

If anyone can help pr had any of these problems, that'd be great! Docs can't help.
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Thank you for your reply.
That is interesting. I recently made an appointment to see a dermatologist but I also took a visit back to the doctors. I forgot to mention in the post that I experience tingling in the hands and also that I play piano quite a lot.
Doc was pretty sure and diagnosed it as raynaud's phonominon. Apparently tingling, change of colouring and blisters are all side effects. Also, playing piano or putting any pressure on fingertips can make it worse.
Given a small 5mg per day of nifedipine. Don't know if nausea would occur from taking these but been noticing this a lot the last couple days, and It's only my fifth day taking them. and experiencing headaches and bit dizziness. Surely for such a low dose I shouldn't be experiencing this.
anyhow, will continue to take for the month and see what happens.

Thanks again.
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Hello,
It looks like pompholyx from your symptoms. Apply some calamine lotion on the affected area and keep the area well moisturized. Use only thin applications of moisturizer ointments as excessive amounts of ointment may restrict breathing of the skin and aggravate the condition.

Topical steroids can be applied but they are available under prescription. Moreover to prevent infection, topical antibiotics may be needed. I suggest you to consult a dermatologist and get it evaluated.
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 doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.



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