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What Causes Dryness On Fingers?
Question: Hi Skin on my hand fingers have gone dried
Brief Answer:
Dryness of hands
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand that you are having dryness on your fingers.
Dryness of fingers could be due to various dermatoses like atopy, pompholyx, contact dermatitis, familial, recurrent focal palmar peeling, etc.
Please provide further history so I can assess better.
1. From how many days are you experiencing dryness?
2. Did you have similar episode in the past?
3. Do you have any associated itching?
4. Did you have any blisters before the appearance of dryness?
5. Do you have dry skin elsewhere on your body? (e.g- legs)
6. Do you have any history of asthma/ nose allergies either at present or in your childhood?
7. Did you have any contact with plants/ new cosmetics/ cement/ paint or any other potential irritant before the appearance of dryness?
8. What is your occupation?
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your query better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Dryness of hands
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand that you are having dryness on your fingers.
Dryness of fingers could be due to various dermatoses like atopy, pompholyx, contact dermatitis, familial, recurrent focal palmar peeling, etc.
Please provide further history so I can assess better.
1. From how many days are you experiencing dryness?
2. Did you have similar episode in the past?
3. Do you have any associated itching?
4. Did you have any blisters before the appearance of dryness?
5. Do you have dry skin elsewhere on your body? (e.g- legs)
6. Do you have any history of asthma/ nose allergies either at present or in your childhood?
7. Did you have any contact with plants/ new cosmetics/ cement/ paint or any other potential irritant before the appearance of dryness?
8. What is your occupation?
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your query better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
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