Skin infections

[gingecoll]

Hi, I have had diabetes for just over a year. Apart from depression the only problem I seem to be having is a repeated skin infection on the top side of both hands. I get what look like tiny blisters that then become weeping sores. It will get worse over a couple of weeks and then disappear only to Re-occur a few weeks later. My doctor has tried various topical creams and my hand hygiene is almost clinical in an attempt to stop it but nothing worked.
After an appointment for my feet to be checked I was told I had athletes foot. I got some Lamycl once and applied. Once finished I rubbed my hands as though washing as instructed and the next day this hand infection was almost gone. After 48 hours it was no more and 2 months later. I told my doctor about this but he dismissed it as coincidental and that "tinea pedis (the fungus) can not occur on the hands"
Has anybody else suffered these hand skin infections? What treatment was successful?

 

[Heathenlass]

Unless your GP has had the foot fungal infection cultured, it's difficult to know which fungus is causing the problem . Tinea pedis is just a general term for athletes foot.

It's possible to have a fungal infection on any part of the body, so it may well be the cause of the problem on your hands. The cream you were using is a broad spectrum anti fungal, so if your hands improved that may be the cause . Or else it was coincidence and your hands were about to enter the clearing up cycle anyway It is unlikely that one application of Lamisil would clear a fungal infection though I suppose not impossible

It's usually advised not to over wash your hands as this can make the skin dry out so is more susceptible to infection. Using aqueous cream instead of soap can help, drying the hands well afterwards and keeping them moisturised too .

Signy