What happens if blisters appear on the palms of your hands and the blisters are transparent?

Hands are the place where we come into contact with the most bacteria in our daily lives, so it is easy to cause many skin diseases. Especially in the hot summer, the palms and soles of the feet are particularly prone to sweating, and many pathogens take the opportunity to enter. Dyshidrosis is a skin disease that is prevalent in summer. The main symptom is blisters on the palms and soles of the feet, and the blisters are generally transparent in color. The blisters are as big as rice grains, and patients will experience varying degrees of itching and burning sensations. After the blisters dry, peeling will occur. The specific cause of this disease is still unclear. So, when blisters appear on the palms of your hands and are transparent, you may be suffering from dyshidrosis. Below we will introduce in detail the symptoms and treatment of dyshidrosis.

The cause of dyshidrosis is not yet fully understood. In the past, it was believed to be caused by excessive sweating of the hands and feet and sweat retention in the skin. It is now generally considered to be a nonspecific skin eczema-like reaction. Systemic allergies to metals such as nickel and chromium and mental factors may be one of the important causes of this disease.

Clinical manifestations of dyshidrosis

It usually begins in late spring and early summer, worsens in summer and heals itself in winter. It often coexists with excessive sweating of the hands and feet, and recurs regularly every year. It often occurs on the palms, fingertips, and sides of fingers, rarely on the backs of hands and soles, and often occurs symmetrically.

Typical skin lesions are small blisters located deep in the epidermis, the size of rice grains, hemispherical, slightly higher than the skin surface, with no inflammatory reaction, scattered or clustered on the palms, sides and fingertips of the fingers, rarely on the back of the hands and soles of the feet, and often symmetrically distributed. The blisters contain clear serous fluid and generally do not rupture on their own. After drying, they peel off and reveal the red new epithelium, which is thin and tender and often painful. The surrounding skin was normal. This disease has varying degrees of itching and burning sensation.

Diagnosis of dyshidrosis

The disease is easy to diagnose based on its seasonal recurrence, symmetrical occurrence on the palms, lesions mostly in the form of small blisters, and peeling after drying.

Treatment of dyshidrosis

1. Oral medication

Short-term oral administration of prednisone is more effective, and sedatives can be appropriately used for those who are mentally nervous.

2. Topical medication

In the early stage, the main treatment is drying and relieving itching. You can apply 1% phenol calamine lotion externally. When peeling begins, you can use glucocorticoid cream or ointment. For those with repeated local peeling, dryness and pain, you can apply 2% to 5% salicylic acid ointment, allantoin ointment, etc.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Oral medication should be used to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and the prescription can be Jianpi Chushi Decoction or Chushi Pills. Use Cangfu water or Gankudzu water for external washing.