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What Could Be The Reason For The Peeling, Blistering Hands Which Are Painful?

it for my husband he has peeling, blistering hands that are painful for about 4 months now. We have tried everything we can think of from steroid creams to soaking them in oatmeal. do you have any idea what the problem could be and what we can do to stop it from happening because it getting to the point that he cant work because of the pain.
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,

He might be suffering from a condition called as epidermolysis bullosa.

It is an autoimmune disorder.

You need treatment with oral steroids.

A biopsy might be required to establish diagnosis.

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you

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What Could Be The Reason For The Peeling, Blistering Hands Which Are Painful?

Hello, Thanks for the query, He might be suffering from a condition called as epidermolysis bullosa. It is an autoimmune disorder. You need treatment with oral steroids. A biopsy might be required to establish diagnosis. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you