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Dry Red Itchy Knuckles

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Dr.  Goswami Debopom MD

I have a white and red blotchy spot on my knuckles. It is a little itchy and has not gone away after about a week. Wondering what it is, originally thought it was just dry skin , but now I am ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Goswami Debopom ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD

I have very dry, very itchy patches of skin on my elbows, knees, and two knuckles. The patches ... and severely dry. The patches on my knees and elbows have been there for about 2 months now and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia ( Dermatologist)
Dr.    Kalpana Pathak MD

and red. By Saturday night the 2 knuckles were extremely sore and swollen and continues to be so. It is no longer itchy and not as red as before but I suspect the some of the redness was from... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kalpana Pathak ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Geetika Paul MD

I have dry scaly white spots on most all of my knuckles. I use topical ointments but they seem to not be effective. I have had this conditions for 3 or more years. These spots are only on my knuckles ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geetika Paul ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kalpana Pathak MD

, like outside of my hand by the knuckles, I've been getting rlly itchy there all day n my hands been super dry n they're starting to crack, and when I shine a light on the hands I can see that there's... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kalpana Pathak ( Dermatologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.           Kakkar S. MD

Hello. Both of my children have red, dry patches on their knuckles. It can be itchy at times, but ... weather...so I m wondering if it could just be extreme dry skin? Any suggestions?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Maria Monica Villanueva MD

My 7 year old boy has what looks be bruised knuckles on both hands. Looks like dry thick brownish red skin on the knuckle area only. He says it s not itchy and doesn t hurt in any way but it s... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Maria Monica Villanueva ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen G MD

I do not have redness or blisters or lumps on my toes. But my toes are itchy on top where the knuckles are. They do not look infected but the itch doesn t go away. The creases on top of the knuckles ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Melita  Wesley MD

Besides having knuckle pads, I have very dry itchy patches of skin over the knuckle areas. It can get very dry and very itchy, enough that I can not go to sleep. I put three different saves on... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Melita Wesley ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sudhir MD

that is kind of dry, red and itchy as well. I noticed today along with the other symptom already mentioned that my knuckles seem to be inflammed and they are itchy as well. Some of my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir ( Internal Medicine Specialist)