What is this on my finger

[PoopedAndScooped]

Sorry in advance for the bad picture

But anyone know what this might be?

It throbs, is abit itchy and is kind of burning but only slightly

Thank you!

Oh I hope someone comes along soon I'm having a complete brain fog! I have seen this before! It's the pin pricks I recognise that I've definitely seen before.

Hopeful bump

Do you have pins and needles?

Ugh, sorry you're having to deal with that. Looks like pompholyx/dyshidrotic eczema. The good part is that your GP or maybe a pharmacist should be able to sort you a steroid cream that will clear it up pretty quick!

Its a form of eczema. The pics they show are usually far worse than most get though.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/pompholyx/

Or it could be start of a wart

Thank you… Iv never seen anything like it before…
No pins and needles

Iv been googling and i saw that kind of eczema, but would it start all of a sudden?

I just woke up with it this morning

Herpetic Whitlow

Bloody awful things

Im not sure because there is no way i have come into contact with a sore / ulcer

Can you get it any other way do you know?

My money is on a Whitlow too!

I have pompholyx and it doesn't look like that and it doesn't throb. I also suspect a whitlow.

Does / Can Whitlows go on their own with no treatment?

I have looked online and i am unable to have the anti-virals that is advised as i have Kidney disease with low function

I 100% havent come into contact with Herpes

Can it still be Herptic Witlow?

Herpes is contagious and transmittable before sores develop, you may not necessarily know if you've come into contact or not.

Yes, I just developed whitlows about 20 years ago.

The herpes virus can stay dormant in your body for years and you just never know.

They eventually go but my god they are sore.

Salt water baths and try leave it alone.

The sores are angry bastards.

Very early pompholyx. Moisturise, don’t itch it. It will dry up and get a bit scaly.

Avoid overheating and getting sweaty, rubber gloves etc.

Definitely looks like dyshidrotic eczema. I have it and it started like this. I get a throb/itch too. Mine started one morning for no apparent reason and I've never been fully rid of it since.

Iv been googling and i saw that kind of eczema, but would it start all of a sudden?
Mine did! I was in my 20's and never had it before. Mine starts as blisters under the skin which get itchy. The skin comes off and it weeps. Eventually, it dries, but the skin seems tight, sore and cracks over the top and takes weeks to fully recover. Thank fully, I haven't had it in years though.

This type of eczema is FAR more common than whitelows, which google says is 2 in 100,000 people!

Pomphylox/dishydrotic eczema. The itch can be unbearable as the little blisters mature and if you don’t manage it well you can end up with cracks. I was recommended a steroid emollient- I usually only need to apply it a couple of times to reduce the flare up and so is better then a mild steroid cream that you might have to use for longer. Eurax can help with the itch too.
mine seems to be a systemic reaction to nickel and cobalt that I’m allergic to. Also worse in hot weather. DermnetNZ has good info.