What Causes Pinkish Blisters On Hands And Foot?

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2015

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Question : I have been getting these tiny little light pink/skin colored blister type things on my hands on and off for a long time. If I squeeze them a small amount of clear liquid comes out. Today I woke up with something similar but on the top of my foot. These are starting to freak me out as we had a case of bed bugs a year ago and every time these pop up I worry that they are bug bites. Please let me know what this probably is and if possible reassure that it doesn't sound like a bite.

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Very hard to see, I cannot locate it!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this bump. Honestly, this picture doesn't help. I am unable to identify this blister and will recommend that you try to encircle it for identification.However the small nature and difficulty to see suggests that this is probably not concerning at this time. I will recommend that we monitor and see whether some more develop or it becomes larger. At that time, we can make aggressive moves to investigate which I don't really see at this time.

I hope to hear from you and hope this guides a little on what and how to address this. Keep me updated and let me know if there is more you will like us to talk about at this time.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (36 minutes later)

So. it is likely not a bug bite?

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Very unlikley!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

This is very unlikely to be a bug bite. How microscopic it is really makes it unlikely.

Keep me updated with any new developments!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar