Question 1

what could cause burning inside the top of my hands off and on that leaves redness?

Accepted Answer

Likely dermatitis: This sounds like a contact dermatitis from a substance you're coming in contact with like a hand cream or soap or a set of gloves you are using. See your doctor or a dermatologist.

Question 2

what could cause redness and burning sensation on top of my hands?

Accepted Answer

Burning hands: On the hands the most common causes of redness and burning are chemical irritation of some sort. It can come from soaps, creams, solvents at work or cleaning agents, medicines, possibly something like poison ivy, rarely from a systemic disorder like vasculitis.

Question 3

i woke up this morning with two puncture holes in the top of my hand with a little redness around them. could this be a spider bite?

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Maybe: Two red marks sounds like a bug bite, the only way to know if it was a spider is in 1-2 days it will turn dark around the red marks. If this occurs u should visit your local md or ed because it will need excision.

Question 4

would applying drysol to palms of hands help if you suffer from the top of the hand being red (due to hyperhidrosis)?  if not, how to lessen redness?

Accepted Answer

HUH???: Hyperhidrosis does not cause redness of the dorsum [top] of the hand. Exactly which topical antibiotic? Why? Topical antibiotic and latex allergy certainly can make hands red. Why Benadryl? Used mostly as a sleep aid, should not be used except at bedtime. Echinacea is a waste of money.

Question 5

hot grease hit the top of my hand and burned a little now 3 days later the scab is yellow and redness around it is it infected?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Better see your doctor for assessment or go to urgent care, you may need prescription meds and good dressing of the wound, good luck

Question 6

my dad woke with a redness in the arm. it looks as though it is redness along a vein in the arm that starts from the top of his hand all the way to t.

Accepted Answer

? phlebitis or lymph: Redness along the arm in a long streak pattern can be related to phlebitis-inflammation of the vein and/or lymphangitis-inflammation of the lymph vessels due to bacterial infection.  This needs physician review.  Can be a big problem with need for antibiotic therapy.

Question 7

for 2 weeks i get stinging pain on the top of my hand. effects both hands. not the palm side. no rash no redness it stings for a few hours. ?

Accepted Answer

Neuropathy: The description if your pain sounds like neuropathic pain. Get yourself checked for diabetes, thyroid disorders, kidney disease, other metabolic disorders and adverse effects of some medicines.

Question 8

2 yo developed redness, blotchy, and hives on tops of hands and feet,face,arms yesterday. all of these keep appearing and going away and appear 2days?

Accepted Answer

Hives: Very characteristic for hives to appear, resolve and reappear. Hives can be due to a variety of reasons including food, personal care products such as perfumed/dyed soaps or lotions, or infection.  Needs urgent medical attention if  also swelling of lips, tongue or drooling. Otherwise followup with your child's doctor if symptoms persist more than 2 days.

Question 9

i've taken care of the itching from ringworm on top of my right hand with tinactin, (tolnaftate) but how can i treat the redness/inflammation under the blisters?

Accepted Answer

Ringworm infection: Ringworm infection is caused by fungus and rarely causes blisters. If you did not get seen i strongly recommend for u to see ur doctor for an accurate diagnoses. If it is fungal infection and tinactin (tolnaftate) did not help you may need to take a prescription medicine by mouth.

Question 10

the tops of my hands are red a lot of the time.  what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Granuloma annulare?: Given you have diabetes might be granuloma annulare.  See below for general information. (although multiple other possibilities including dermatitis, dermatomyositis etc).

http://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/granuloma-annulare

To get a specific diagnosis need to consult a doctor licensed in your area and either examine or show pictures.  All the best

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What could cause burning inside the top of my hands off and on that leaves redness?

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What could cause redness and burning sensation on top of my hands?

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I woke up this morning with two puncture holes in the top of my hand with a little redness around them. could this be a spider bite?

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Would applying drysol to palms of hands help if you suffer from the top of the hand being red (due to hyperhidrosis)? if not, how to lessen redness?

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Hot grease hit the top of my hand and burned a little now 3 days later the scab is yellow and redness around it is it infected?

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My dad woke with a redness in the arm. it looks as though it is redness along a vein in the arm that starts from the top of his hand all the way to t.

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For 2 weeks i get stinging pain on the top of my hand. effects both hands. not the palm side. no rash no redness it stings for a few hours. ?

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2 yo developed redness, blotchy, and hives on tops of hands and feet,face,arms yesterday. all of these keep appearing and going away and appear 2days?

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I've taken care of the itching from ringworm on top of my right hand with tinactin, (tolnaftate) but how can i treat the redness/inflammation under the blisters?

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The tops of my hands are red a lot of the time. what does this mean?

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