Fingers, Dermatology FAQ - Page 10

Nail Issues (Continued) Dear Dr. Jiang, I apologize for mistakenly writing your surname incorrectly last time. I have vertical ridges on all ten of my nails. The ridges on my thumbs and pinkies, as well as the middle finger of my right hand, are thicker and deeper. The crack on ...

Nail problems Hello Dr. Lin, my fingernails have many vertical ridges and are very uneven. In the past, my middle finger's nail often cracked, but it would heal without issue. However, for the past six months, my middle finger's nail has been continuously cracked (the o...

Eczema Dear Doctor, I am very troubled by my child's skin issues, and my child feels embarrassed when interacting with peers. Is the diagnosis eczema and atopic dermatitis? The eczema on the fingers and the atopic dermatitis lesions have been recurring in ten different area...

Regarding scabies testing..? Hello, doctor. I would like to ask you: 1. Recently, I have developed several itchy rashes on my body, and occasionally, the glans also itches (but I can't find any rashes). I'm worried it might be scabies, but I would like a more definitive...

Peeling skin around the nails? Hello Dr. Huang: My child is a little over one year and five months old, and I have a few questions I would like to ask you. I would appreciate it if you could take the time to answer them. Thank you! 1. There is peeling skin around her fingernail...

Red spots on the palm? The doctor would like to ask if my palms seem to be allergic to something dirty, as both of my palms are covered with red spots, while my fingers are fine. It becomes particularly itchy when I sweat or come into contact with water, but it's not as bad ...

What should I do if the warts in the nail folds won't go away? Dear Dr. Chang, I have an eight-year-old boy whose right index finger has developed a wart in the gap between the fingers. After a failed cryotherapy treatment by a dermatologist, the application of wart treatme...

The skin on the face has become so dry that it resembles a statue's face? Hello! I have dry skin, especially on my nose, which used to be so dry that it would peel. Now it has turned into blackheads. After washing my face, I can only remove a little bit of the blackheads. Wi...

Rash on the hand? Dear Doctor, I apologize for interrupting you during your busy schedule. My situation is as follows: at the beginning of this month, I suddenly developed some small white bumps on the back of my right hand, located around the joints of my index and middle finge...

Peeling skin on the fingers leading to thickened skin? Recently, I went swimming at the beach, and my fingers became cracked. After about 4 to 5 days, the cracked areas on my fingers developed thick white skin, similar to what happens when skin is soaked in water for too long. It...

Eczema Hello doctor, every summer I get small, bubble-like bumps on my fingers, and I also have red, round-shaped rashes on other parts of my body. Could this be eczema? What should I do?

Numbness in the skin + large flakes of dandruff? 1. I have large flakes of dandruff that often stick to my scalp, and I have to scrape them off with my fingers. Could this be a skin condition? A doctor previously prescribed me a topical ointment to apply to my scalp, but since I ...

How to treat corns? Hello Dr. Jiang: My father has developed a corn on his finger. What medications are available on the market for treatment (I've heard that patches are not very effective)?

Blister Every time the seasons change (from spring to summer or autumn to winter), blisters appear on the sides of my fingers, on the skin above my fingernails, and on my palms. Why does this occur specifically during the change of seasons?

Sexual desire and hair loss? Hello, Dr. Jiang... I would like to ask you some questions! First: I've heard that baldness is caused by excessive secretion of male hormones. Does having a strong sex drive (1.2 times) lead to increased hormone secretion? Second: I see conflicti...

Unexplained skin laceration? I have been experiencing constant skin cracking at the tips of my fingers for four years. I haven't done any housework or come into contact with any chemicals. The first doctor said it was due to excessive mental stress and prescribed an ointment...

Wart issues? Hello: I am currently 34 weeks pregnant and have recently discovered that I have a wart. I went to the hospital, and the doctor said it is a wart and that it is contagious. I would like to ask the doctor: (1) Will it be too late to seek treatment after I finish my po...

Raynaud's phenomenon Dear Director Hong, I have been troubled by chronic urticaria for the past few years. In addition to developing hives all over my body, I also experience redness and swelling in the fingers and palms of my hands (as well as in the area around my ears). ...

Painless and asymptomatic? Hello, recently I have developed many small blisters around my fingers and wrists. They are not painful or itchy, but they feel like small bumps when touched. The more I squeeze or touch them, the more they seem to grow and multiply. I do not have a pro...

Is it eczema? Recently, I have developed many small bumps on my fingers that resemble chicken skin, which are slowly turning into small blisters the size of sesame seeds. The surrounding area is reddened, and it seems to be spreading in clusters... It started from my left index f...