Note about types of acne on feet and hands

Most types of acne on the feet and hands have the same cause as acne in other places on the body. However, in some diseases, the types of acne that grow on the legs or hands have a specific nature of their own distribution, which needs to be noted in order to be able to make an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment methods. And yet, there are some types of acne that have the same cause, but in different locations will have different morphology, which can easily cause confusion in the identification of lesions.

Warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, also known as warts, are benign lesions that can go away on their own depending on the individual's immunity. Warts can appear anywhere on the body with many different forms. There are more than 100 types of HPV and each type caused by different types of HPV will also cause warts with different characteristics.
1.1 Warts on the soles of the feet One of the most common types of warts on the feet are plantar warts or plantar warts caused by HPV type 1. The HPV virus will enter the body through the lesions on the skin. The virus survives in warm, humid places. Acne can go away on its own or grow larger, sometimes painful. Warts on the soles of the feet differ from warts elsewhere on the body in that they tend to sink deep into the skin rather than raised. The distinguishing feature from other types of plantar warts and calluses is that the lesion has a thickened skin similar to a callus and has a small black spot on the surface of the lesion. This type of plantar fasciitis often spreads rapidly to other areas of the foot and increases in size.
If the damage is long-lasting and causes great discomfort to the patient, the best advice is to go to a medical facility for treatment. Clinically, there are many cases where patients arbitrarily remove this lesion by ways such as using incense to burn the lesion site, using a nail clipper to dig deep into the lesion, taking a ritual needle by themselves... This leads to an infection that sometimes forms a chronic ulcer on the foot.
To reduce the risk of warts, it is best to wear sandals in public, wear airy shoes, keep feet dry and change socks often. Do not share shoes with someone who has warts.
1.2 Hand Warts Hand warts are caused by HPV types 24, 27 and 29. They are usually small round nodules protruding from the surface of the skin, hard, firm, with a slightly rough surface. rough, rough. The way to prevent these types of hand warts is to avoid direct contact with other people's warts when your hands have open wounds or share personal items such as gloves, nail clippers, wipes, etc. ... with people with warts.

2.1 Blisters in chickenpox and hand, foot and mouth disease In the initial stage of chickenpox, the patient only has a mild fever, rash, body aches, in the full-blown stage, vesicles begin to appear in middle on an erythematous background with anorexia headache. The rash first develops on the trunk (usually the back), then spreads to the whole body, head, face, and limbs. Blisters cause itching, pain, and discomfort. Chickenpox is spread through contact with nasal secretions or fluid from broken blisters
The blisters in hand-foot-and-mouth disease do not cause pain or itching. The primary lesion is oval-shaped vesicles on an erythematous background that develop in typical locations such as palms, soles, elbows, knees, and buttocks. In particular, blisters can grow in the mouth and throat, causing ulcers in the mouth and throat. Hand, foot and mouth disease is spread by mouth or contact with secretions from blisters and saliva or feces of an infected child
Both hand, foot and mouth disease and chickenpox do not leave scars, only scars appear in the skin. other bacterial superinfections.
2.2 The leech nest and other types of acne on the limbs contain clear liquid Also a form of vesicular lesions - the blisters contain clear fluid but unlike other types of warts that grow on the limbs, the blisters in the leech nest only grow on the soles of the hands and at the edges of the fingers and toes, not exceeding the wrist and ankle limits. Blisters in other conditions can appear anywhere on the body, including hands and feet.
Vesicles in the disc are about 1mm in size, deep located are often more difficult to break than blisters in other types of eczema. Before the blisters appear, the patient will often feel itchy and sweaty. The disease progresses in stages, persists, and interferes with the patient's daily activities
Causes of the disease are diverse and complex, often genetic causes, stress, weather, poor hygiene, allergies with chemicals in daily life, contact with dirty water, fungal infections, bacterial infections, increased sweating, ... Therefore, to prevent disease is to find out the cause of the disease and avoid contact with factors. cause allergies, when contact is necessary, should wear protective gloves, regularly clean hands and feet properly, cut nails short,...
2.3 Scabies One of the causes of acne growth in Hands and feet are quite recognizable as scabies. Due to the characteristic of intense itching, and itching at night is more than during the day because female mites burrow and lay eggs at night, in addition to the light red blisters filled with fluid inside, you can also observe the Scabies grooves left by the burrowing process of female scabies, they have a length of about 2-4mm.

3.1 PPP - Palmoplantar pustulosis Types of acne on the soles of the feet and hands can appear in pathologies such as impetigo, chickenpox, psoriasis, folliculitis, ingrown hairs,... but in these pathologies pustular lesions also appear in many other places on the body, but there is a pathology where pustules appear only on the palms of the feet, which is PPP. PPP - Palmoplantar pustulosis, also known as sterile pustules on the palms of the hands and feet. This is a chronic inflammatory condition with the basic lesion being sterile pustules 1-10mm in size, clearly demarcated, concentrated in clusters, the disease progresses in stages. After the pustules disappear, they will leave red patches of skin, scabs, and keratinized skin. Treat sterile PPP pustules by moisturizing the skin, avoiding skin irritants, using topical corticosteroids, oral retinoids, immunosuppressants, light therapy, and using antibiotics if superinfected pustules are present. bacteria.
3.2 Types of pustules on hands and feet in some other conditions Pustules are impetigo impetigo of the type without blisters, impetigo caused by Streptococci, Staphylococci, or both. The disease begins with maculopapular erythema, then progresses to vesicles and rapidly pustulates upon rupture, leaving scaly patches on the skin with yellow-brown exudate on a red background and also signs of systemic infection. Unlike the other two types of impetigo, bullous and ulcerative, impetigo is quite easily misdiagnosed with other pustular diseases. However, in clinical practice, there is only an indication for lesion culture when the patient does not respond to empiric treatment.
The pustules in chickenpox can be easily distinguished from other diseases by the pathological course of the disease.
It is best when blisters appear on hands and feet, patients should go to medical facilities to be checked by a doctor to give a reasonable treatment. Avoid self-treating acne at home can cause many dangerous problems