My child has had dry, bumpy skin since he was a child that won’t go away. I use nonallergenic detergent, and that helps slightly. We’ve moved twice, so I’m pretty sure that it’s not environmental. Other symptoms that make the dermatologist think it’s excema, are peeling, cracking skin on his palms and soles of feet when he spends any time at all in a pool. We limit baths and have used many lotions with little change. He also has a tendency to be extremely hot natured. Ten minutes of exercise and he is drenched with sweat. I can’t help to think this must be related somehow. Any advice?

When both involve small air-filled blisters that result in peeling of the palms, how can you tell the difference?

It’s a rash of tiny fluid-filled bubbles that forms on the palms of the hands and fingers…it’s extremely itchy and uncomfortable. I’ve had this for a long time, and have been looking for ages on the net for help, but apparently the cause is STILL unknown, and there is STILL no known cure. We’ve landed on the moon, and have ventured into space, but we can’t cure a simple skin condition?!?!

Has anyone ever had this? If so, were you able to get rid of it somehow? If you got rid of it, how did you do it?!

Check below for a few pictures of it, if you’re unsure of what it is.

http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/pompholyx.html

Thanks!