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April 23rd, 2005
I am hoping someone has experienced this before & can give me some insight to what it might be. The tip off my right thumb will get hard, numb, then peel away layers of skin (painful at times), and within weeks, regenerate all new skin, just to go through the same process again weeks later. No other digits have ever been effected. I am not diabetic, nor do I have any other chronic diseases or skin disorders. Anyone ever experience anything like this before?
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vestule
replied November 22nd, 2005
Same Condition
Do you have any symptoms of red spots under the skin before this happens?

Or have you found a cure ?

I appear to have the same condition.
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Miss. asdfjkl;
replied April 30th, 2008
interesting
hm. Confused I have the same condition, only it just gets better it hasn't ever gone completely away. Mine is on the fingertip of my right thumb and on the inside of my left thumb and index finger. They can get sore, but especially the one on my right thumb tip. My dermatologist says it is dermatitis and he gave me some cream that helps it. I don't think that it is dermatitis though I'm trying to figure out what it actually is.
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lazer_pew_pew
replied May 1st, 2008
sounds like dishidrosis, u get small painless fluid filled blisters under the skin that then dry and cause the skin to peel away, its a normal type of eczema

doctors can give u a cream that helps, and try to keep your hands dry, that helps a lot too

yes
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acsc
replied May 18th, 2009
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For the past year I have been experiencing a condition that starts with a red bump under the skin on my thumbs, the inside of my 1st and middle finger. Days later a callous like blister erupts (dry, no liquid) and then peels like crazy and stays dry and cracked until it heals and starts all over. No itching. Nothing seems to help. Has any found anything that helps????
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bunsnu
replied May 20th, 2009
holy moly
same here... for the most part. mine is like a cluster of "circles" in the skin and the top gets all flaky. i have to file it off to get the skkin smooth but it only lasts about 2 days. the doctor doesnt know what it is and antibiodics didnt work. ive been searching forever to try to find out what this is.
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bunsnu
replied May 27th, 2009
so...
I saw a doctor yesterday and they said it is a "flat wart" to use an at home kit. Flat warts dont have the black seeds in them that is why they are hard to figure out. Hope that helps!
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emu
replied September 13th, 2009
i have those so do u think it is fair to stay with it for ever i mean i have it on my feet for years i tried to figure it out but ... any way i need help
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bunsnu
replied September 17th, 2009
I went to the doctor and it is finger dermatitus. they gave me steriod cream and it went away. they said to use a lot of lotion. its just dry hands. it took me over 2 yewars to figure that one out.
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