What is this bump on my hand?

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My hands were crazy itchy, I scratched it and this came up. It was like a blister and popped and now I’m left with a lump.

I have a phobia of warts and I’m terrified that’s what this is.

Looks like a nettle sting.

I haven’t been stung by anything. I’m panicking, I am an anxious person and anything that looks like warts sends me into a frenzy.

That’s definitely not a wart. It’s a sting or a bite.

Insect bite.

It might be a mosquito/midge bite. I had some from a camping trip a few months ago that all came up in liquid filled bumps that I had to burst before they would start to heal. Deeply unpleasant.

Are you sure? So definitely not contagious?

I have visions of getting covered all over my face in warts, contagious skin lesions and other things. I know it’s a phobia and irrational but seeing bumps on my hands triggers it.

Looks a bit like pompholyx - a kind of dermatitis. I get it in summer, I think it relates to my hay fever rather than a reaction to something specific (I’ve got on and off for years). Itchy, bit bumpy, bit like peeling skin? Nothing to fret over! Check the NHS page for possible treatments.

Rub some baking soda on it

Googled it and it looks a bit like pomphlox, it’s weird that I have one and no more?

It's not that weird, I get a tiny spot on one finger and that's all! Google pictures are always the horrifying worst case. It could just be a bite that you've scratched though - hard to tell from the photo (on my phone). Maybe put some bite cream on it and see how it looks later.

I’ll try that. I’ve been trying to avoid touching it ever since in case it was contagious!

I would go A&E . Good luck.

Don’t go to A&E

I would go A&E snort

Oh god don't go to bloody A&E. Looks like a water blister. Have you been using a spade, or could something of rubbed on your skin?

Iv had this exact thing a few times.
Def a bite of some kind.

Will be away after a couple of days.

Dont worry x

Lol, I get it’s minor but I have anxiety. Thanks for the serious answers!

I’ve been outside but not touched any spades!

It just seems to be getting more and more swollen.

Do you have antihistamine and bite/ sting cream?

I would go A&E . Good luck

A&E wait queue:
Person 1 - heart attach
Person 2 - stroke
Person 3 - itchy finger

Any guesses which person shouldn’t have gone to A&E..!

I’ve put a generic bite cream on it so we will see if that calms it down

Looks like a friction spot if you have been doing handy work today but I get something similar on my scalp and it's the cells under the lump gets swollen and then blisters and pops.

Antihistamine cream and ice will help - remove any jewellery from that finger incase it swells but DO NOT GO to A&E unless your breathing becomes laboured or a severe reaction happens.
#eyerolls

I won’t be going to a and e! I know it’s just my overactive imagination imagining it’s something unpleasant, thanks for the advice.