I too had dyshidrosis, but like you it was only on my right middle finger. I assumed it couldn’t be from washing dishes as I thought it would affect more than one finger, but I was wrong (I started using rubber gloves for the dishes). Skin is weird
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outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months agoI figured it wasn’t dyshidrosis, but after reading about your experience I am definitely giving it more consideration.
Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Definitely could be. Not sure what other conditions might do this… dishydrosis covers internal reactions to foods as well as topical exposure to chemicals. I’ll note also that the one finger or one toe thing happened to me at various times, which suggested to me it wasn’t my skin being exposed to an irritant. Sometimes it was the same fingers or toes on both sides of my body, which is a common feature of autoimmune skin conditions.
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 6 months ago
Hope that it’s not, if it is , hope it’s not like mine.
I live in fear of it, when mine starts I know I am about to start shedding skin, and it’s all cracked and itchy and hurty
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
That was how I felt. I was so pleased when it would go away for a while, then I’d notice the first little vesicles or bumps forming and be like fuck. I became sort of obsessed with monitoring it, though there was nothing I could do. I guess I could have gone to urgent care and gotten the steroid creme, if I had actually had insurance or $400 to spare.
Drusas@kbin.run 6 months ago
I'm sorry yours is so bad, but dyshydrotic eczema can be very mild and anywhere in between.
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 6 months ago
Really? So I just rolled a nat 1 on that.
Well I guess I’m glad most people do t deal with it