Weird Rash on hands

[bncrump]

I everyone...I posted this on the determatology board as well but I thought I would post it here too incase someone here has any ideas! I don't think this is thyroid related at all but I have had it for months...started last March before I started synthroid.

Hi! I have had a rash on my hands for months now and I don't know what it is. It started out as one little bump on my right hand and now it is all over my right hand and starting on my left. I comes and goes and sometimes is almost gone.

Any ideas? I am adding a photo of it so you can see what it looks like! I am wondering if it has anything to do with the dish soap I use...Palmolive. I remember switching to that sometime last year but can't remember when.

Thank you!

[dippy77]

Hi my mum has had a rash on her hands for over three years - she has also had hypo and hyper thyroid and has been diagnosed with graves disease and also a rare eye condition all because of her thyroid gland.  Anyway she has recently started taking Selenium as prescribe by her specialist and it has finally started to clear up her hands not completely but it's a start - please try capsules in 200mg and come back and let us know how it goes for you  

[sissaphus]

I have Hashi/hypo and I've had this twice!

At the time I had been under-medicated for a long time (according to labs and symptoms).

But, for various reasons, I also think it's yeast related.

[bncrump]

Hi there! It's been a while since I last posted this so I was surprised to see the notification. I forgot I posted it at all.

I have since learned that this rash is caused by yeast. While I have no other symptoms of a yeast infection when this rash appears, cutting out all sugar and carbs makes it go away. Systemic yeast is a problem for most women in the united states and causes many of the symptoms that we often related to hypothyroidism.

So, I would ask you if you eat lots of sweets, drinks soda, carbs, etc...if so, try cutting them out and see what happens. I would be interested to see if it works.

For me, there is no correlation to my thyroid function at all and I am certain that the yeast is the issue.

Good luck!

[gimel]

Rashes that are related to Hashi's/hypothyroidism are frequently helped by getting adequate medication to raise the levels of the biologically active thyroid hormones, Free T3 and Free T4.  This also seems to somewhat suppress the antibodies and, together, help the rash problem.  

If you will please post your thyroid test results and reference ranges shown on the lab report, members will be glad to assess the adequacy of your testing and treatment.

[kriss8888]

Wow I'm spool happy I'm not alone I have the same yucky rash u guys are talking about.  My hands are red pimple like spots and some spots are little water blisters, also I have cracks all over it itches.especially at night.  I am hypothyroid Maybe that has something to do with it but I made an appt. At a dermatologist hopefully they can help.  The only tip I can leave u with is try using a benadryl cream for the itch if it doesn't burn and almost 10-18 hes of the day I have vaseline on the rash and I wear white cotton glove to keep in the moisture, this helps with the dry and cracks that bleed,  good luck I know it *****..

[bncrump]

Thank you so much for reply! I'm sorry that you had the same rash...it stinks and is soooo itchy!

I am hypo/hashi but I guess it could still be related. I can't say for sure if it is related to my menstrual cycle because I have a Mirena IUD. I don't really have a cycle...but now that I think about it, it did start around the time that I got the Mirena. I don't really know though...for a few years I have had itchiness between my ring finger and middle finger on my right hand that I thought was just eczema.

I have not been to the dr for this...every time I go, the rash is barely there and they think it's nothing. My OB saw it and had given me a steriod cream for it but it doesn't work. Every cream I use just burns and dries it out...the next day it comes back.

I am going to try switching the dish detergent and see if that helps and having my daughter do the dishes for a few days. If it gets better, I know what it is. :)

Thanks a bunch for your reply and glad that you are feeling better :)

[tm514]

Boy, does this look familiar.  I had a rash like this all over my right hand when I was hyperthyroid.  The rash is what sent me to the doctor, and that's when they started to notice I was severely hyperthyroid.  It was so bad at one point, my hand was so swollen I could barely make a fist.

Anyway, I was prescribed a steroid cream then, and it cleared up.  However, four years later, I still get spots of this rash on my right hand which comes and goes.  I almost think the coming and going is somehow linked to my menstrual cycle, but no doctor has ever confirmed that.

I'd go see your primary care doc if you haven't already.  He or she can probably prescribe a cream to help, or at least tell you what it is.

[dippy77]

Hi try Selenium tablets 200mg - see my below comment re my mum hope this helps