Pompholyx.co.uk

Pompholyx is a common form of eczema. There are many people who suffer from it. Here are a few of their thoughts - some people describe the symptoms of pompholyx, whilst others describe how it feels.

If any of the descriptions on this page rings a bell or sounds like the condition you are suffering from, please get in contact with a doctor or a dermatologist. They will know how to deal with this ailment.

I have suffered from pompholyx for about four years. I get it on my feet, ankles, knees, hips and elbows. It seems that I get them from injury; if shoes cause a blister it appears and spreads, also if I bump my elbows or knees even slightly it appears and I also get it when I am stressed or have been bitten my a mosquito. I have found that it never really goes away completely - the dots just become faint in colour and leave bumpy skin. Its wonderful that there is a website to go to and know that there is others who have ideas to help. I will definitely try the olive oil!

I have learnt more about my condition in five minutes on your site and using your resources list than the last two years being seen by my practise nurse and GP! It was the photographs on one of the links you had on the site that confirmed that I have Pompholyx on my hands and feet and that in my head it is psoriasis.

I live in one of the hottest places on the planet (Perth, Australia) where we regularly have extreme heat days. I find that the heat of summer doesn't set off my pompholyx, because we have hot, dry conditions. However, I find that humid hot conditions do, like those I experience when I travel. Maybe it's got to do with humidity and heat, not just heat alone, during summer?

… Although it never disappears, it seems to worsen with exposure to anything wet but especially perfumed products, particularly sun cream, cleaning products (I used to be a cleaner!) swimming pools (although sea swimming definitely can help) and probably lots of other things I can't be bothered to notice anymore.

I feel other peoples experiences are worth a hundred times more than advice being given by health professionals ( in my experience anyway) It was only as I lay in bed last night just after I found your site that I realised just how stressed I have been over this condition and not knowing what it was. I was afraid to touch my grandchildren because I didn't know if it was contagious. I would wear white cotton gloves when I went to the supermarket because it looked so bad. I felt like a leper. I have wept when it has been bad, frightened of not knowing, scared for what it could be.

The Editor of the website, a fellow pompholyx sufferer, has written an article about his experiences of a UK summer and how it can be kind to your hands and how the weather affected his pompholyx.

I must say I am so grateful to find a site dedicated to Pompholyx, it has made me feel less isolated.  I have been suffering with this eczema on my feet for the past year (with inconsequential amounts on my left hand) so I am going to try the 'olive oil' treatment as all other creams, potions etc, have had little effect.

Recently I moved to the UK from NZ and found that not long after arrival I had an outbreak, the worst for a few years.  I can't see that preventing excessive sweating is the answer (although possibly sweating is not helpful) as my first incidence and several since have occurred during the coldest months of the year; definitely no sweating!

My left index finger suddenly began growing bumps. They are like a grouping of small blisters that have joined together to form an area about the size of a postage stamp. The skin is very tough and they are not easy to pop (for the most part). When they do pop the liquid that comes out is clear. I put a small amount between my thumb and index and the liquid has a slightly sticky viscosity to it, though it appears to be simply water. I am under stress at the moment and to hazard a guess, it is something to do with the nervous system.

It's weird. It can be all over your hands but won't spread onto the body. My finger looks like I've been burned where the blisters are. I'm so embarrassed about them.

From what I have read on this site and the pictures I have seen it looks like I have pompholyx. This is only the second time I have noticed the condition, and the first time was only about two months ago. I get rings of tiny clear blisters with black centres on the palms of both my hands and around the nail bed on my fourth and fifth fingers. Last time I used savlon four times a day and they cleared up after about a week so I am using it again now. However the blisters I get do not itch at all. In fact there are no real symptons other than that they look horrible and make the skin bumpy to touch. I am lucky enough for the blisters not to bother me.

I have small clusters on my left index finger and both little fingers as well as the base of my wrist and thumb joint. I have had this complaint now for about one and a half years and it has slowly got worse. I have had it on all of my fingers but it seems to come and go, and is random.

I have had these finger blisters most of my life. I am now 35. My dad gets them too. Anyway, I have learned to live with them. They come out every spring and I expect them.

It seems to only appear on my left hand, on the sides of my ring finger and middle finger. It also seems to happen during late spring, or early summer (ie warm weather). First I'll get these tiny itchy bumps, which then turn to red, dry, scaly, itchy patches.

I have noticed I get small blisters generally (although not exclusively) on my right hand. I don't get them elsewhere on my body, just down the side of my index finger and on the ball of my thumb. They occur infrequently but for a few weeks at a time. Warmer weather seems to set them off, as does stress. They itch badly, but I try not to pop them as they take longer to "dry up". I get very mild eczema on my face (more like dry skin) and I'm not sure if that's related. I've been getting them for perhaps 15 years – I'm 40 now. I can't say when they started. I don't smoke. I do work at a computer and I've noticed that it seems to be worse where I touch my mouse desk – perhaps because of sweat?

This site provides you with some basic information about Pompholyx and the issues that arise from living with the ailment. If you want to do more research or if you want to know about treatments for Pompholyx and eczema we recommend searchig on Google.

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