Odd rash on my hand?

Question

This evening I am noticing an unusual rash, mostly on my right hand. (I'm female, so no jokes please ;)

It is a red rash on the top of my hand, not so much on the back of my hand but going down the fingers. It's reddish and irritated, not really painful, but noticable. I also have it to a much lesser extent on the other hand. It's almost like a sunburn or scalding from hot water.

I have not used any new products or been exposed to any unusual chemicals, and I have no allergies. Someone told me they thought it might be from the cold, but I've never heard of anyone getting a sudden rash from only a couple of minutes of exposure. And I've lived in Maine for all of my thirty years, and never heard of or experienced such a thing.

I work in a daycare center with four-year-olds. I had a girl with similar symptoms today, but she had been licking her hand (don't ask, kids are weird) so I thought that was it. I wonder if it might be something contagious.

Answer 1

Go into your internet search engine and type in the discription of what is on your hand. Example. "Red Rash on hand, itches and bleeds." This works alot for most people. People find out what it is by typing a discription of whatever it is into a search engine and then looking through the results. After you do that and have no luck, try typing Steven-Johnson's rash (It may be called Steven-Johnson's Syndrome, but it is the same thing. Some kind of rash.) It may be Steven-Johnson's Rash/Syndrome.
After this and nothing works, and even if you do find an answer, go to the doctor. Good Luck!

Answer 2

It may be Eczema. It is a condition of the skin. You may even have/develop, what is called : "Fingertip Eczema". An ointment containing anti-biotics and cortizone is sometimes prescribed. There doesn't seem to be a real cure. Consult a dermatologist.