ITCHY HAND FINGERS BUBBLES SKIN PEELING OFF

I have the same thing and my PCP told me it's dyshidrotic eczema. He has me use a heavy-duty prescription antihistamine which helps keep the blisters from forming. For a while he kept insisting Claritin would work as well, but we quickly figured out prescription is the only thing that seems to have any kind of preventative impact. I've also noticed that the blisters have a tendency to pop up maybe a week after a period of intense stress. While the antihistamine prevents the more minor outbreaks, if I am seriously stressed (I'm a student, so it's often) I still get the blisters. Once the blisters are there, I use prescription betamethasone cream on my fingers at night (which I cover with bandaids to keep the cream on), and the blisters are dried up by morning. It took me a while to perfect all of this and figure this out, but I've had this for the past 10 years. Hope this helps

It's not scabies...I don't know about anyone else here, but this is extremely localized (fingers only...it's never been anywhere else). It's not spreading all over. Dyshidrotic eczema is a form of neurodermatitis and follows the nerves. Scabies can be anywhere. Plus, my grandmother has had this all her life as well...it's genetic.

The tiny bubbles if they pop is it a clear liquid that comes out?

Yes, it's clear liquid.

Mine do the same thing! But mine peel for awhile and since its itchy I scratch it andit hurts worse!

Ya, they do get dry afterwards, but don't scratch it or peel it if you can help it. I put Vaseline on my hands with gloves overnight if they get really dry. In general though, my hands are pretty dry. I've just accepted it and keep lotion with me. I'd rather dry up the blisters and then have dry hands. Lesser of two evils I guess. Also, I don't know what you use to get rid of the blisters, but betamethasone dipropionate cream is the best. Gets rid of the blisters overnight :-)

It might be Keratolysis Exfoliativa .Look it up on the internet .Hope this helps .

I don't think that's it (for me at least). Online a lot of sites describe the blisters as air-filled. These are most definitely fluid-filled. Thanks though :-)

Hello fellow peelers... I had this going on in the 90s. I know the conditions that helped this start in the first place, and I think that my own treatment helped this to eventually stop happening altogether. First, sometime in late 80s I badly injured my right index finger by slamming it between a heavy door and a wall. Didn't break, nor bleed, but was very swollen and painful. A few years passed and THEN the episodes of itching, blistering, and peeling started. Exactly as described in the very first post by Kyon, these occurred very infrequently, with the itch lasting a day or two, followed by the next stages. All these episodes remained confined to the previously injured finger, with slight expansion to nearby areas of the palm. Why? I think that the primary part that was damaged in the finger was the cartilage of the joints in the finger. The injury allowed either viruses or bacteria to settle inside the joints, and episodically get out of control and cause the itching, blistering, and peeling. Now, I prefer the viruses over the bacteria, because for some reason this reminds me of shingles (which I never had). And now come one of my favourite remedies to the rescue: hydrogen peroxide. I believe that H2O2 is a very effective viral killer, and so I decided to use it on my finger during the later episodes. The trick is to completely wash/soak the finger with hydrogen peroxide as soon as itching starts. At that point the viruses are multiplying fast under the skin (according to my theory) and the H2O2 destroys them before they spread around too much. Not long after application, the itching should stop, and most probably will prevent the next stages of the episode, such as blistering and peeling. I haven't had episodes for more than 5 years.

I have had the symptoms the orginal poster had for most of my life.  (I am currently 33) From about age 13-22, then a long stop for about seven years, and then it has returned sporadically but has hit me again these last two winters.  The symptoms have started late september and go away in the spring.  I always thought it was only temperature related, and i believe that temperature plays a role in the onset, but now I think that it is a combination of an allergic reaction + the cold.

Symptoms:
1) very small have like rash forms between finger and palms.  This occurs only on the palm side skin, not the back of the hand skin.  There is a clear delineation and it is limited for the most part to ONLY the palm side of the skin.
2)Skin starts to itch and bubble and peel away.
3) At a certain point, the outer dermis dries out and becomes more leathery, and turns slightly yellowish.  Not Jaundiced mind you, but a slight yellowish tinge that indicates it is not skin in its normal state.  All of this skin is pretty much on its way out, and will eventually peel off. 
4)Hands become very dry as the dermis that usually holds in moisture peels off, and moisture is lost from the hands very quickly.
5) All the while, the rash remains on palms and itches, and burns.

Remedy:
I have had this issue for so long I have tried and thought of everything.  I had seen two doctors about this in my life, and after their tests showed negative for fungus, they were stumped and I have never considered visiting a physician about the issue again. 

Last year, I had very bad symptoms, and after reading posts like this online, decided that I may have a dairy allergy that was exacerbating the problem based upon the experiences of a woman who had similar issues.  I had just received an espresso machine as a Christmas gift and was making double shots in half and half, and I realized that my hand condition was getting worse/more itchy in that time.   I stopped drinking the lattes, and literally a day later the itching and rash on my hands went away and began to heal.  It took about two or so weeks for the skin to heal more completely, but stopping with the lattes was a turning point.

Fast forward to this year.  I have only been drinking almond milk and soy milk in my coffee, and I thought I had this beat, but this winter, my hands started again with the symptoms.  Again with the internet search.  Now I read that some people have coffee related eczema, so it dawns on me that maybe it wasnt the milk but the coffee itself?  So four days ago, I stopped all coffee drinking, and my hand rash has stopped and my skin is beginning to heal. 

I am also rubbing copious amounts of hydrocortizone/cortizone cream on my hands.  I also did that last year.  It helped last year my making the itching stop for an hour or so, but I felt that it wasn't until the dietary changes that the rashes actually disappeared.  I am still using hydrocortizone cream and use nitrile gloves on my hands at times to keep the cream and moisure in.   I think the cortizone cream is important in the remedy, but again, it seems like what I consume is the main issue.  This is a mystery to me as I wasn't drinking coffee at all when I was 13-22, and I don't remember if i completely stopped drinking coffee last year or if I switched to drinking coffee with almond/soy milk.  I never feel like I can peg the solution down.  It is possible that my allergens have changer over the years. 

One thing that is clear is that the problem only arises in the cold weather, after my hands have been exposed and "chilled".  I'll post more in the future if I have anything new to share.  Good luck to those who are struggling with this!

I been suffering this for months i thought it was just an allergy from latex very itchy and had this bumps under my skin. it was really embarrassing couldn't even hand shakes people. so last week went to see a dr coz it getting worst i don't really know what to do with it. then she said its eczema i never had this before and my family doesn't have it either so I was wondering where i got it from. she said they don't know exactly the answer it could possible got it from what we inhale outside or eat. but i eat healthy coz I exercise a lot so anyways she precribe me some ointments and lotions and thank god it works! now they all gone... so happy and hopefully they don't come back. lol so I you are interested to know what's the lotions and ointment email me  ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use

I wonder why you wouldn't just give the information, what is the point in having us email you?

What really helped me was burn cream. Silvadene. Its the only thing to work for me and other members of my family.

I was born with very sensitive skin. I try not to touch it because I know once I make contact, I'll begin to scratch off multiple layers and begin to bleed. I find cotton and dust are my main irritator.

If you want to ask me anything regarding skin irritation or Atopic dermatitis (eczema), feel free to message me.