Palm of my Hand is Dry, Cracks, & Itchy

[sadeqq]

I am a healthy 28 yr old male. No medical history I am perfectly healthy aside from my right hand.

I have had a persistent dry right palm for over 3 years now, and it has recently gotten painful and extra dry. I wulod describe it as dry, rough, thickened, cracked skin on my palm. I do not have health insurance so that is why I have not been able to go get it looked at yet.

Looking closely it is dry, has cracks, itches. It makes it hard to do any type of physical work because if any dirt or debris gets in the cracks it irritates even more and hurts a bit more too.

I think it is eczema or something but I am not sure. Any suggestions on a diagnosis for this? It is on my right hand palm and on my right hand fingers in smaller areas. Please see the picture attached.  I work from my computer so it is not like I do hard physical labor to cause this.

Please please if anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

[Oscar000]

I didnt say it was rosacea, i said it maybe, i do not know the name in english that is why i say ask your doctor. First of all cracked hands that itch first begin with bumps on your fingers or palm that itch, and when you pop them, they squirt liquid, after a year or so without treatment, it gets worse, your skin dries up and starts cracking and hurts. It is a fungal disease. well in chinese culture.

[jemma116]

Skin conditions are recognised by Occupational Health Professionals as being associated with DSE (Display Screen Equipment) because DSE dries out the air.

The way round this is to have plenty of broad leaved plants in an office with lots of DSE to increase the humidity.

[jemma116]

You do not get Rosacea on your hands.  Rosacea is not a disease, it is a condition that is exacerbated by some triggers like heat, foods, drinks, cold.  People do not catch and cannot catch Rosacea.   I suffer from Rosacea and I have a special cream to treat it when it flares up.

The cracked and dry skin on the hands is a form of dermatitis, or eczema.
This needs to be treated.

My condition first came about many years ago from the use of rubber gloves.  I am allergic to latex.  Since then I have had skin problems on my fingers.  The doctor prescribes me with DiproSalic ointment. This is a Betamethasone and Salicylic Acid.  What it does, it softens and melts (words my doctor used) the hard skin and helps the skin to heal.

Eczema and dermatitis is inflammation caused by irritants to the skin.  It itches profusely and the more you scratch the more it itches.  Sometimes when it is so bad I feel like biting my fingers off.

The important thing is to keep the cracks covered and clean, because bacteria can enter through the broken skin.

As well as using the special ointments provided by the doctor, a highly moisturising cream is also a must.

The condition in the picture is a form of severe dematitis and not a fungal infection.

As you are 15 years of age, I suggest you get your facts correct before posting comments.

[Oscar000]

PLEASE DO NOT SAY THIS DISEASE IS BECAUSE OF LONG PERIODS OF TIME USING COMPUTERS! It really isnt because of a computer! think about it, there are many people who use computers in offices, and they dont get it! why only you and not others? this is a foolish opinion. the disease is from bacteria (like fungi) growing on the hands. when fungi touches moisture it, itches and boils up. when you do something, it cracks.

[Oscar000]

It is not from using your mouse or computer, the disease is from the person himself (i believe this disease is called rosacea) it is curable. this is not like chapped skin. chapped skin maybe cured with vaseline. but this disease is similiar to athletes foot. Not curable with vaseline.

[Oscar000]

Your hands maybe a disease called Rosacea, ask your doctor. I am not sure if it is or not, but this disease originated from China (its said that because many people have this disease in China) In chinese i believe this is called Fu Gui Shou, or Hui Gui Shou