i have these tiny pimply bumps mainly around the sides or top of my fingers.. there is no puss.. no heads on em.. just a tiny raised bumps .. in clusters usually.. altho they usually start as 1 and grow into clusters.. they are itchy.. altho not enough for me to wanna scratch em.. they last up to 2 weeks? and dry out.. which then my skin will peel in the area they have been in.. i just started havin em last year.. durin the summer.. but during this whole winter.. no symptoms or bumps.. now it's starting to get warmer.. and they have reappeared.. any clues?

J_9

Do you typically have dry skin? Are you on any medications?

You may want to make an appointment with a dermatologist to make sure this is not an infection of any kind.

mwilliams15

That really sounds like scabies.. If you have them on your hands thats a sign that it could be scabies. Do you have them around your armpits, groin area, or stomach? Scabies tend to be VERY itchy. You should go to a clinic just to get the bumps looked at. They can take a culture (scrap your skin then look at it under a microscope) to see if you have any eggs on you. If you do have scabies, you'll be prescribed a cream most likely. You will also need to wash all your bedding, clothes you've worn the past few days, and vacume. If you dont get it taken care of, they will keep coming back. Scabies die within 72 hours without host contact (human contact). Good luck i hope its not scabies but ive known many people to get it that didnt do anything bad. Its easier to get than people think.

bubbadoll

ok so if they're scabies... why does it go away during the winter months? just turned warmish here again.. and these tiny bumps have reappeared.. i do not get them anywhere else on my body.. i've seen different pictures of scabies and they dont look like anything i have.. did u even read what i wrote? they look like a heat rash.. very tiny lil bumps.. that feel itchy.. but are not "very itchy".. and not enough where i want to scratch em. feels more prickly

anyway, thank u for ya responses.. ill go to a clinic and have em checked out.. ^^

bubbadoll

+ i thought scabies were contagious.. my husband has no symptoms of what i have :\

tudden

i have the same thing. it is not scabies. it is a form of eczema. use epsom salt and hot but no too hot water 20 mins a day twice a day and everytime you get your hands wet use nivea lotion and you will see improvment and the old skin will peel off and new skin will take it's place.

bubbadoll

thank you for responding.. i will try what ya suggested..

Clarin87

My bf has small bumps on his hands -the same as you "bubbadoll". NO puss, just small bumps that itch. My bf also has eczema, and he knows he has sensitive hands and skin, however, he has never gotten such a reaction like this. The bumps itch and are small.

The thing is that he aslo has small red bumps,but more like scab like dots on his face and outside mouth area, where it itches so much, he tells me he wished he could wrip them off and hand them to me.lol. Although we find ways to make this situation a little humerous, I still can't help but to wonder if he's going to be ok, if there is a cure, or if this condition will ever stop.

He currently found a website where it mentions a certain type of condition that people with eczema could get called Pompholyx.
Now the first stage photos do look similar to what he has...however, the rest of the pics say they are secondary, and well they don't look like what he has. AND the pictures and description only mentiones the bumps being found in areas like the hands and feet-not mouth or face.Although they look different from the bumps on his hands, they still do itch very much.


Can I get some information on how you are doing? As far as: how you have dealt with the bumps, have they gone away, what have you done to try to get rid of them?

I'd like to see what my bf will have to deal with, or look for when having such a skin condition.

BTW here is the website I mentioned he found:

Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema, vesicular hand eczema). DermNet NZ

sarah432

Hi, I don't know if this will help, but when I was reading about dyshidrotic eczema on Wikipedia, it mentioned that it is common among people who are allergic to balsam of peru. I'm allergic to balsam of peru (and also to fragrances -- lots of people who are allergic to one are allergic to both) and once I learned that I was able to really reduce episodes of dermatitis. One of the things I learned is that balsam of peru is in most brands of toothpaste, at which point I realized that the skin outside the corners of my mouth aren't supposed to become red & a little bumpy after brushing my teeth (I'd always discounted it as irritation from the mintyness). The toothpaste I use now, with no problems, is Tom's of Maine Spearmint w/ Fluoride. Colgate is also supposed to be OK, but I like Tom's better; all other brands are suspect, as are mouthwashes, etc. Here's a sheet on avoiding balsam of peru -- they seem to have changed it since my dermatologist gave it to me, and I don't think it mentions dental products any more.

http://truetest.com/PatientPDF/Patie...0of%20Peru.pdf

The other thing about balsam of peru to know is that it is used to make artificial vanilla & cinnamon flavoring. It may show up on labels as vanillin or as "artifical flavors" or even as "natural flavors" (because it's from the bark of a tree, so it's technically natural, even though it's artificial vanilla). I had to stop eating anything with these ingredients to stop the food-related skin reactions I was getting (food-related reactions were why I went to an allergist & then a dermatologist in the first place; the dermatologist did skin tests & figured it out). The bad news is, it's in a LOT of stuff. Almost any brand of chocolate you can get in a drugstore, for example, has vanillin, along with pretty much any cheap desserts and most ice cream brands too (but not some of the fancier brands). It's also in colas (Coke, Pepsi, etc.) and quite possibly other sodas like Dr. Pepper and root beer, and quinine is from a related tree so tonic water can be a problem too. I think things like Sprite are probably fine, I just don't drink them anyway. So, I only buy nice chocolate (but even some fancy brands have vanillin, so you have to read labels), and I only eat desserts in nice restaurants that I'm sure do their own baking, and even there I don't get chocolate desserts b/c they may use chocolate that contains vanillin. And I bake more For baking, Ghirardelli and Scharfenberger chocolate are safe. Most brands of cocoa powder are fine too. Lots of Trader Joe's chocolate & desserts are OK. If you live near a Whole Foods or other natural grocery store you can find a lot of desserts & snacks that are OK. Whole Foods even has their own all-natural brand of ice cream sandwiches, which taste infinitely better from the junky ones anyway. Once you find all the good brands, it doesn't feel like you're missing out on stuff.

So, at any rate, your bf might want to try switching toothpastes to see if that helps with the rash at the corner of his mouth. If that helps a lot but he still has skin problems then he might want to try eliminating balsam of peru from his diet to see if that helps him. Chances are that if it helps, he'll find it pretty easy to have the willpower to avoid problem foods, since the same-day feedback I get when I eat something I'm not supposed to is a pretty strong deterrent. He might also want to be sure that he's not using any skin products that have fragrances in them, since it's common for people to be allergic to fragrances too if they're allergic to balsam of peru. I'm allergic to synthetic fragrances as well as a lot of botanical fragrances. Chamomile is in a lot of fragrance-free hair products but still causes problems for me. For people who do have bad fragrance allergies -- Paula's Choice makes skin & hair products that are all fragrance-free & free of potentially irritating botanicals as well. You can order from paulaschoice.com -- they sell sample-sizes for around 50 cents so you can try things and make sure you don't react to them before you buy the real thing. And make sure you only use a fragrance-free detergent (I've liked Cheer Free best) and dish soap (Seventh Generation free & clear is good), and when you buy new clothes wash them at least twice before wearing. White vinegar in the rinse water helps get the fragrance out. With really stubborn fragrances you might need to use vinegar & baking soda in the wash cycle too. When I travel I take my own pillowcase, top sheet, & a camping towel. Life would be much easier if people didn't strew the world with fragrance! Oh well :P

Hope this (or something else, as long as it goes away!) helps your bf,
Sarah

KailaH

I have this on my index and third finger...a dermatogist is usually over three hundred bucks per visit and either will have it frozen at -280 degrees or medication.