Pustular psoriasis on hands
For the last 5 months or so I've been suffering from pustular psoriasis on my palms and fingers. It was originally diagnosed as an allergy, but extensive testing ruled that out and was rediagnosed.
It starts of with clumps of small white blisters which eventually burst and merge into larger patches bthese then go severely red and scaly.
I was prescribed several strong topical steroids and eucerin creams. I was also moisturizing with pure aloe Vera. This seemed to help a little and after a couple of months it started to heal and had almost disappeared.
However in the last few weeks it has returned with a vengeance. The palm of my right hand is about 80% covered in scaly red skin. My left is about 40% covered. Strangely, the fingers on my left hand are worse than on the right and it is now affecting my nails as well, resulting in thickening and discoloration.
At the minute it is quite debilitating, getting to the point where I struggle to hold a pen as I'm right handed.
I have taken to wearing fingerless cotton gloves, not only to protect the skin but also to hide them. The reaction of people on seeing it can be quite strong and off putting. I can see people pull back from placing something into my hands, especially when getting change at checkouts in shops.
There's a couple of threads from years ago on here dealing with psoriasis, but I'm just wondering if anyone has suffered the same and can recommend anything for me to try. I'm starting to get desperate!!
Thanks in advance.