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Reason For The Hands And Fingers Turning Immediately White And Intensely Itchy

I am cleaning my bathroom cupboard, and had everything in a box. Now, putting things back, when I touch the inside of the box, or the things that are inside the box, my hand/fingers immediately turn white and become intensely itchy. When I rinse my hands with water vigorously and dry them off, the white spots vanish, and the itch diminishes or goes away completely. I am rinsing everything off now, and wearing chemical gloves, but what could be causing this reaction (so I know to avoid it, and maybe eliminate it completely from my bathroom)?

posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2014

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Wed, 22 Jan 2014 Answered on

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 Last reviewed on

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Dermatologist, Dr. Ilyas Patel's Response

Hi,

You may be knowing what things are in the box.. And scrutinise the things and touch all the things one by one. Then you may know the culprit. You are having either irritant or allergic contact dermatitis. It may be detergent or some other.
Be concious and have knowledge about the irritant or allergen. I hope you got my answer.

Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

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Reason For The Hands And Fingers Turning Immediately White And Intensely Itchy

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