A man in his 20s had bright, white bumps and patches of thick skin on his hands when he immersed them in water. The wrinkling was caused by a rare skin disease and doctors initially thought it was a symptom of chronic eczema.
According to the report, the majority of the disease occurs in young women.
It is fairly common in people with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects hormones in the body and causes mucus- producing organs to produce thick, sticky mucus, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center.
Even people who have just one copy of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, and who don't have cystic fibrosis, are prone to the condition, which suggests that it may be partially caused by the two faulty copies of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance
According to GARD, theories suggest that the condition may have something to do with abnormal sweat glands.
The young man with wrinkly hands reported to the department at The First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang after having been there for three years. The skin of his hands would become thick, swollen, wrinkly and scaly after being in water, and these changes would be accompanied by an itchy, burning sensation.
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The man's doctors noted in the report that it is easy to misdiagnose the disease when the clinical features first appear.
The report states that the man had been diagnosed with chronic Eczema at a different clinic and had been intermittently treated with a product called tretinoin, which is used to treat fine wrinkling and dark spots.
The man said that the condition had spread to his wrists and elbows in the past year and a half.
Doctors wrote in the report that he attributed the changes to the need for washing hands frequently. The doctors found that the sweat glands and pores on the man's hands would become large and dilated after exposure to water.
The authors of the new report wrote that the patient's clinical process was interesting.
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The man had an unusual case in which his palms were spared, which has not been reported before.
After one month, the patient's symptoms had greatly improved, and he was told to avoid contact with water.
According to the report, other common treatments for ASA include the common antibiotics tazarotene and salicylic acid, which encourage skin cell turnover, and aluminum chloride, which is used to control excessive sweating. In most cases, it doesn't need any treatment and resolves on its own.
Long-term glove wearing and frequent hand washing are some of the changes brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak.
It is important for dermatologists to be aware of the prevalence of the condition and help to prevent and diagnose it during the PAIN period.
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