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What Causes White Lines On Tip Of Fingers?
Hello the tip of my fingers starts to get white lines and after a couple of days they got softer soft enough for me to press my finger and something and It would make a circle and now my skin on my finger has peeled off will it grow back and if so how can I speed up the proces
Mon, 26 May 2014
Hi
You seem to have developed an eczematous skin condition called contact eczema of the hands .
You need to keep the affected area moisturized by applying a good moisturizer atleast twice a day .
You should avoid application of any irritants over it like dettol or savlon .
You might need to apply some topical steroid creams which can discuss with your local treating doctor .
Dr Geetika Paul
You seem to have developed an eczematous skin condition called contact eczema of the hands .
You need to keep the affected area moisturized by applying a good moisturizer atleast twice a day .
You should avoid application of any irritants over it like dettol or savlon .
You might need to apply some topical steroid creams which can discuss with your local treating doctor .
Dr Geetika Paul
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