What causes some of your fingers to break out in a crusty hard rash & bleed, what medicine can be used, Help?… by jackiefromho
Usually on right hand starts on index finger in corner then works down where it actually looks almost likes its peeling and then it cracks open and looks like a cut and bleeds. I've used lotion, oil, band aids, petrolleum jelly with gloves, nothingworks, I have it on 3 fingers on right hand and one finger on the other. I've even used prescription medicine. Anybody out there, heard of this problem.
Best Answer:
Jackie, I do not know what you have without looking at it. I have some suspicions and I was wondering if perhaps before the scaling occurs you start out with tiny itchy vesicles? Then it progresses to the scaling, peeling and cracking open. I am thinking that you could have dyshidrosis or a dermatophytid reaction. As you well know any time there is a break in the skin you set yourself up for bacteria and fungus to enter. Having said that dermatophyte infections can produce circulating fungal antigens that give rise to immunologically mediated hypersensitity reactions in the skin. If you would be diagnosed with dyshidrosis then Clobex 0.05% application bid or Ultravate 0.05% bid may help. These are potent creams and don't over use them. If you continue with problems and the obvious like eczema etc are ruled out let me suggest having an ELISA test drawn and sent to ELISA/ACT Biotechnologies LLC at Sterling VA, your doctor can do this for you. Note this is a very expensive test, but it will tell you any allergies you may have and not even know. Your manifestations of cracking, peeling, could be due to an allergen that you are touching or eating. Just by stopping eating a “trigger'” food could stop the problem. Another option you can do is to buy a packet of pH hydrion test papter. This test tape measures acid-alkaline states and should test the pH between 5.5 to 8.0. First thing in the morning cut off 2 inches and dip your urine into it. You measure the color of your test strip with the color chart on the back of the test tape packet. Any number below 7 means that your urine is on the acid side. The lower the number the more acidic the conditon. Your body is a very complicated chemical processing plant with 60 trillion cells involved in 6 trillion chemical reactions each second. While chemical processes can occure amid an acid environment, it is certainly not the ideal. An alkaline internal state is required for ideal chemical functioning and for the achievement of optimal health. If your pH readings are regularly below 6.5 you may do well to alkalinize your diet by following a special diet. The book I have “The Alkaline Way” is designed for medical personnel and gets quit deep into biochemistry. You can go to the bookstore or probably on line and get the equivalent written for lay persons. Some doctors do not ascribe to these theories despite so called “proof” in my professional journals. Give yourself 6 months and see if there is any improvement. I am afraid that you will end up with constant skin infections down the road if you do not get to the bottom of this problem. Following an alkaline way program doesn't cost anymore it's just studying what you can and can't eat. The ELISA test may be paid for by insurance, and if it is an immunologically mediated hypersensitity reaction of the skin you will thank yourself. Realize however, that this site is not a site meant for dealing with such problems and if you can't see the problem it's hard to tell what it is. I suspect if this is a chronic problem that never gets better you may thank yourself for a least exploring these options. By all means go to your doctor! They may also want to do a skin (punch biopsy) to see what is the causative etiology.
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