small, subdermal 'blisters'

[USsolider]

I am stationed in Iraq and have been here for 3.5 months so far.  About 3 weeks after being here, I started getting small bumps on my fingers.  These bumps appear to be tiny blisters under the skin.  I have popped some of them, and a clear liquid comes out. They seem to spread quickly from finger to finger which makes me wonder if it is contagious.  I now have these tiny bumps on my palms and my fingers.  I have a lot of them and they really itch.  The skin around them seems to get soft or changes texture when wet, which also makes it itchy.  I was using hydrogen peroxide on a different wound and some got on one of the tiny blister areas - the area bubbled and caused irritation.

At first I thought it was contracted through the use of community weight lifting equiments, showers, faucets, etc.  But nobody else had them.  Then I thought it might be heat related since I am sweating most of the day.  I still don't know.  I asked the military medicine here and they were skeptical to answer any skin questions.  They told me that they tought it was exsema.  I have had exsema as a child, but haven't had an active period for years.  Plus, my exsema looked nothing like these bumps.  They gave me hydrocortisone 1% cream and that hasn't helped at all.

Two days ago the bumps seemed to have gone away, only to have them come back full force the next day, worse than ever.  The skin around the area seems to have a different appearance/texture although only if one really looks closely.  I wash my hands frequently and use anti-bacterial gel occasionally in hopes that this will help.  It hasn't.

Like I said, I can pop these little blister-looking bumps if I squeeze them, and sometimes when I pop them they actually go away.  I have dealt with these things for the past 3 months and I have another 3 to go before I can see a "real" doctor back in the states.  Please PLEASE help me!  I am afraid to shake peoples' hands in fear that they will get what I have or they will feel these little things.  My wife is also deployed with me and I am afraid to touch her anywhere.  Thank you -

A deployed soldier

[Hkav]

My name is heather. Two days ago I woke up and started itching my Right hand in the middle of the night, the next day I looked at my hand and saw tiny skin colored bumps inbetween my ring and pinky finger and on the palm of my hand. I had been itching it vigerously and I'm sure that didn't help. My hand feels swollen like I have been stung by a bee when there us no swollenness at all. My boyfriend had this issue on his fingers and on some of his toes he said that came out because of the suntan lotion he was using while we were on vacation. He washed his hands several times after applying suntan lotion and it went away. Now I have it. I am SURE it's not scabies because it is not tender OR red. Just small bumps and I'm positive it isn't exema because I have never had this issue before. People look up exema this is nothing like that so do your research before you freak someone out!! I'm sure it's just irriated because my hands are dry and I have been itching them. I bought some cream over the counter for 4 dollars to stop the itch called cortaid it's subsided the itch for now but I'll give it a few days. It's more of an annoyance than a concern at this point just DONT ITCH IT! Mine is not red not puffy just a little raised. I'm going to try washing my hands more frequently and I'll tell you how it goes! Oh yeah... The itchyness is made worse with heat so I stuck my hands under cold water and it gave me some relief. I also got a lot of sun on my vacation and I have heard of people being Allergic to too much sun in a short period of time so maybe give your skin a break from the heat. Take Luke warm showers for relief and try cortaid. If your problem doesn't go away in 7 days of using it ( while not itching ) see a doctor but don't let them inject you with Anything! Unless there and you are 100 percent sure you know what it is... Like I said I'll keep you posted! ***@****

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