Tag: palm eczema

Most people suffer from mild degrees of hand eczema, as dryness or chapping, sometime or other during their life time. Hand dermatitis and underarm rash are more common in females to the ratio of 2:1. In most of the cases the condition is self limiting, but if spreads further a visit to eczema specialist is a must. Pompholyx Pompholyx is also known as dyshidrotic eczema or vesicular eczema of the palms and soles, as most of the time the soles are also affected. Tense fluid filled, intensely itchy vesicles appear on the sides of fingers and palm. Hereditary predisposition, emotional stress, ide eruption to fungal or bacterial infections, ingested allergens, chromate and nickel sensitivity all have been cited as causes for pompholyx. This is a bit different from underarm rash. R...