Pompholyx.co.uk

Inevitably the nature of Pompholyx (dyshidrotic dermatitis) means that if affects everyone differently and not all treatments will work for all sufferers.

Many people offer information on symptoms and compare treatments but here are a few of the questions posed by people who have contacted us via the website including questions on the practical issues of living with pompholyx day-to-day.

I have recently had a bout of pompholyx which has lasted about a month. I have no idea what caused it but have been under massive stress and I really feel I can't cope with another month like that again. I had to have sleeping tablets as in agony at night. It covered my hands and feet. If you have it once does it mean its going to recur? I have always suffered from various forms of dermatitis but this is by far the worse.

My son has been diagnosed with the condition last month - he is only 4 years old. It is as yet not itching but is spreading fast (from his thumb to near his shoulder in 3 weeks). I noticed there is no specific advice for children on the site but it has been extremely helpful and I would like to say thank you as it has given me so much advice that I don't feel as useless now.  I would like to ask however if you know what I should do about his hands when he's doing his normal monster activities ie mud, paint and water? I have seen a product called spray on gloves but I'm unsure and I feel evil saying no to him.

I have had blisters on hands and feet intermittently for years, the doctor does not prescribe anything as they usually go in a few weeks. This episode seemed to clear but has now reappeared in the same places, any ideas on how I can treat this?

After doing some research on the Internet I have come to the conclusion that I have pompholyx. I've had it for about 10-14 days now and it comes and goes; mostly on my thumbs but once on my palms. I am wondering, is it safe to go into the sun? And also, after a seven month course on Roaccutane for acne, could that be a side effect from coming off the tablets?

First of all I am so glad to have found this website. It's nice to know that I am not the only sufferer of this irritating condition. I suffer with it on my hands mainly, but one thing I wondered, is whether you have ever heard of anyone getting pompholyx in the groin area too, (as well as on the hands)? I suffer with what seems to be the same condition in that area, in the hot weather particularly.

I have pompholyx for the first time on hands and feet, my problem is that I work in the NHS and have to regularly wash my hands and use alcohol gel, any suggestions for alternatives?

Living with pompholyx has several suggestions about how to deal with hand and foot excema on a daily basis together with some practical ideas from fellow sufferers.

So glad to have found your web page - thank you - except it tells me very little new - a regrettable clinical fact, not your fault. At first my GP told me chefs are prone. What I would be (tangentially) interested to know is, are there any famous sufferers! Is that possible?

I have suffered with this condition for almost 7 years and it was recently diagnosed as pompholyx.  Treatments which were effective at first are no longer effective and I am now on steroids until I can have a course of PUVA.  I am a district nurse and during a recent flare up I was not allowed to have contact with patients due to the open sores on my hands. I wondered if you could suggest any dressings which could keep me at work during flare-ups?

I have recently been diagnosed with this problem and the only thing I can relate it to is a hard bout of gardening.  Could it have been some kind of plant that set it off?  I have never had any skin complaints in the past and wouldn't say I have sensitive skin.  It is extremely itchy and one week on doesn't seem to be abating!

I have been diagnosed with pompholyx but have red irritating rashes appearing all over my body. Is it connected as I thought pomphoylx was only on hands and feet?

I note that one of the common triggers for pompholyx is leather but if you have pompholyx on the feet, you are advised to wear either leather or canvas shoes and avoid synthetic materials. Isn't that a contradiction?

... Incidentally, my mother had it. Does anyone else have it 'in the family'?

I am 34 and have just got pompholyx. My doctor has given me anti fungal cream, does this work? I'm finding it irritates it more than anything. Can you tell me if having a pet irritates it as I have a dog that sheds hair? I also have two cleaning jobs, will I have to give these up?

Can you tell me, is it possible to get pompholyx on your face, body and legs? I have the blisters on my hands but it now seems to have spread across my body. My doctor has diagnosed pompholyx and prescribed steroid cream.

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