Help! Any idea what's wrong with my skin? Pics included.

Jun 8, 2013

Lizz N.

It looks like athletes foot on your feet... Could be possible to get it on your fingers, too...

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

Does it get chapped like that? My fingers were peeling before my feet

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

Yeah I don't have much time in my schedule to go to the doctor, that's why I asked here. I just wonder if it's serious. The skin feels hot to touch

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

It's not itchy, which is odd, just tight and uncomfortable.

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

Yeah my hands and feet are giving off a lot of heat and they feel swollen.

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

Only problem is I can't really miss any more days at work. And getting into the doctors takes a little time. Is it serious enough to go to the doctor?

Jun 8, 2013

angel s.

Multiple people have said yes. No reason to be redundant.

Jun 8, 2013

Lynzie B.

Go to the doctor! Your job is not more important than your health. You don't know what it is and you could lose your hands and feet. Go to a clinic they can see you immediately or the er.

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

No need to be rude "angel"

Jun 8, 2013

Rhiannon W.

I would go the ER. Srsly.

Jun 8, 2013

Kelly M.

It could be an allergic reaction. I had the exact same thing happen when I was prescribed macrodantin for a UTI, only to find out that I'm allergic to that type of antibiotic. Are you on any meds or have you tried any new foods/drinks recently?

Jun 8, 2013

Sweet C.

Go to the doctor Hun. <3.

Jun 8, 2013

Jennifer G.

Any infection near a nail bed is very risky. Go to the doctor. Make time for it. It could cause major complications if you let it go.

Jun 8, 2013

Molly S.

Honestly it kind of looks like Reynauds. Do they turn bluish/purple sometimes too?

Jun 8, 2013

Rosa A.

My friend gets that. And she uses Aquaphore it could be a type of excema.

Jun 8, 2013

Aly A.

Psoriasis?

Jun 8, 2013

Tiffany P.

I would try aquaphore and putting some ice on it to see if the swelling will go down. But if its still like that then you should really try to see a dr. If you have to bring a drs note so your work can't say anything ;P I had problems with my work and getting time off to see the dr. Once I went they thought I had an ulcer and put me on 5 pills a day and I just had a camera down my throat and into my tummy! So I really think health is more important. But I also wait things out sometimes lol.

Jun 8, 2013

Melissa-zara H.

One of my friends has something at the moment that looks exactly the same.. She went to the doctors and they said it was excema.. She uses ice packs on her feet for a little while in the evening just to sooth it and uses lots of cream like E45 or something like that.. She got cream from the doctor too but its prescribed so if you can't get to a doctor you won't be able to get any of that. Hope this helps (:

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

Thank you for all the help, I'm wondering if it could be eczema because my nose and lips are extremely dry at the moment. I haven't tried new food and no blue or purple skin. I just got back from a trip to nashville, my fingers were peeling before I left. I wonder if the dry air on the plane made it worse or if walking around town in the heat made things worse

Jun 8, 2013

Beth D.

moisturize.

Jun 8, 2013

Brianne S.

Becca, I thought it was eczema. Mine just flares up on my feet recently. Have you had it before?

If it is eczema, the best product I use is the eczema cream that aveeno makes for babies.

But I agree with everyone, go to the doctor. I love talking to my friends in the field about the world of medicine and health, but I'm no doctor.

At least no one diagnosed you with lupus

Jun 8, 2013

Jessica D.

I bet you have an infection or are having an allergic reaction to something you are putting in your body.

Jun 8, 2013

Becca L.

Brianne, no this has never happened before. I'm going to go to the doctor on monday because I'm off work that day.