What types of peeling on the fingertips are there?

Many of our friends will find that their fingertips begin to peel when the seasons change. This peeling phenomenon often occurs for several years in a row, mostly in late spring or the more humid months of summer. When peeling occurs, patients generally feel slight itching, which neither affects their lives nor other aspects of their health, but it is not very aesthetically pleasing. There are several types of peeling on the fingertips:

Type 1: Peeling

symptom:

The white skin on both hands peels off, without itching or inflammation.

treat:

Doctors point out that this is the most common and most likely symptom of hand keratin exfoliation in early autumn. Although it affects appearance, it generally does not require treatment. It will heal on its own after 2-3 weeks as long as you avoid contact with irritating chemicals such as soap and hand sanitizer. It can be combined with oral medication for treatment. For external treatment, the Chinese medicine Atractylodes lancea, Phellodendron chinense, and Atractylodes lancea are soaked in 30 grams each, and applied to the palms. Taking vitamin C at the same time will have better effects.

Type 2: Dry dermatitis

symptom:

The skin on both hands is peeling and there are cracks on the fingers.

treat:

Dry peeling in early autumn is most common in young and middle-aged women and is related to frequent hand washing with soap. During an outbreak, you should reduce the frequency of hand washing, avoid using alkaline soaps and hand sanitizers, and try to wear gloves when washing clothes. You can go to the hospital or pharmacy to buy antiseptic cleansing liquid such as Fu Kang Jie for external application.

Type 3: Ringworm

symptom:

The peeling first appeared on one hand and then spread to both hands. The palms appear erythematous, inflamed, and itchy, and most patients with tinea manuum also suffer from tinea pedis.

treat:

Because tinea manuum is caused by fungal infection and is contagious, you need to go to the hospital for early diagnosis and treatment, and insist on applying the repairing grass hand and foot ointment prescribed by the doctor. At the same time, if you suffer from foot sweats, you should seek treatment as soon as possible, otherwise it will easily spread and cause the disease to persist or even worsen. Although the symptoms of tinea manuum are rather stubborn, they can be cured through active treatment.

Type 4: Dyshidrosis

symptom:

Red blisters appeared on both hands at the same time, with severe itching.

treat:

It is related to sweaty hands and sensitive physique, and requires external or oral medication under the guidance of a doctor. The principle of early treatment is to dry and relieve itching, and 1% phenol calamine lotion can be applied externally; when peeling begins, glucocorticoid cream or ointment can be used; for those with repeated local peeling, dryness and pain, 3% to 5% salicylic acid ointment, allantoin ointment, etc. can be applied.