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I have really bad dermatitis on my hands i have been to the doctors several times and they have prescribed steroid creams that do not work.

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Dermatologist: Please make an appointment with a skin specialist. If steroids are not working you need someone else to take a fresh look. See a dermatologist.

Answered 3/11/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See derm: Not sure if you saw a skin specialist yet (dermatology), but now would be time. They specialize in skin conditions. Hand dermatitis can often be exacerbated by constant hand washing and/or other activities that cause a person to do something to their hands chronically. Since the rx steroid creams have not worked, best to see the specialist, and maybe even get a scraping bx diagnosis. Good luck.

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Dermatology?: Of all the doctors you have been to, have you seen a dermatologist? Don't despair, hopefully there is a doctor out there who can help your condition! sometimes you may need to see the same doctor a few times to see if a treatment is working or fails. If you do not follow with the doctor, then it does not give then the opportunity to effectively treat your condition!

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Steroid creams may: not be the answer. there may be a fungal or bacterial component that isn't being addressed with the steroid cream.

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