What causes peeling hands?

What is the reason for peeling hands? Many people don’t know much about this issue. When this phenomenon occurs in the human body, if it is mild, it can be improved by keeping the skin dry. If it is serious, timely treatment is needed to improve the disease and make the peeling of the hands less serious. It will not cause other skin diseases and allow the body to develop healthily.

So what is the reason for peeling hands? This is a very common phenomenon. What are the specific reasons? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a good understanding of this problem and make timely improvements when problems arise.

What causes peeling hands?

1. Exfoliative keratolysis. It is a superficial exfoliative skin disease of the stratum corneum of the palms and soles. The cause is unknown. The skin lesions are initially white spots the size of millet, which gradually expand to the surrounding areas, similar to blister membranes with dried blister fluid. They are easy to rupture naturally or be torn into thin paper-like scales. There are no obvious inflammatory changes and no itching. Low-concentration keratin peeling agents or mild lubricants can be used for treatment.

2. Hand eczema. It often occurs on the back of the fingers and the palm of the fingertips, and can spread to the back of the hand and wrist. It has unclear boundaries or small flaky skin lesions, which often crack due to finger movements. It is often affected by secondary factors and is stubborn and difficult to treat. Therefore, various external stimuli should be avoided in treatment, such as scalding with hot water, violent scratching, excessive washing, etc. Antihistamines can be taken orally, corticosteroid preparations and tar preparations can be used externally.

3. Ringworm of the hand. It is a skin disease caused by fungal infection, often limited to one side and accompanied by itching. The main manifestations of the hyperkeratotic type are excessive skin keratinization, roughness and lack of sweat, and skin cracking in the cold winter. Various antifungal topical medications are suitable for treatment, and oral antifungal drugs can be used in severe cases.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of why hands peel, but it should be noted that when there is such a problem, we cannot treat it casually. This will not help our health. We must choose a treatment method suitable for our disease according to our own situation to control the disease.