Herpes on the palms is noticeably less common than on the lips or in the intimate areas of the human body. This doesn't make it any less of a problem. Who is forewarned is forearmed. Experienced doctors name a list of the most common causes of the disease and recommend that everyone take them into account so as not to be one day at the dermatologist's appointment with this problem. The most used remedy for the purpose of healing is Zovirax ointment, the price of which is about 200 rubles.
Reasons
The leading cause of herpes on the palms is household. Contact with the things of the carrier of the disease is enough to become infected. There is a high chance of getting infected with a kiss. Sexual transmission is not excluded, but still more often herpes of the lips or genitals are transmitted in this way.
Where less often, herpes infection occurs in a vertical way - from the mother - the carrier of the disease to a he althy child. Nevertheless, such cases are fixed quite regularly. Doctors also talk about damage to the palms due to touchingareas already infected with herpes - lips or genitals. At the same time, doctors do not recommend panicking - there is a danger if bubbles have already burst on the skin, and there are also cracks and scratches. In general, both of these methods of infection are much less common.
Symptoms
The first symptom of herpes on the palms is pain due to the fact that the nerves under the skin begin to irritate. Then redness and swelling appear on the skin, after which the patient may feel his palms itch or burn. Further, after some time, small bubbles with contents appear on the inflamed skin. This content is a serous fluid. They can either be far apart or form whole clusters of rashes together, which eventually begin to burst due to excess fluid, which brings a person even more discomfort.
After that, weeping ulcers form on the skin, very little time should pass for them to dry out and form a crust on them, which is easy to get rid of. However, sometimes bacteria can penetrate the skin and cause an infection, which will lead to inflammation of the skin, and the treatment of a person will require much more time and the help of doctors. The palms are a part of the body that takes a long time to heal, because a person constantly uses his hands, washing dishes, washing clothes or cooking. However, to get rid of painful sensations, it is necessary to give rest to the skin and make sure that the air in the room is not humid.
Medicated treatment
Herpes is an immune system disease that successfully disguises itself as skin growths, an allergic reaction, bites from small blood-sucking insects, burns, even a virus of a completely different type and origin. To distinguish a herpetic attack from other lesions, you need to contact several specialists at the same time: a dermatologist, a venereologist, a urologist / gynecologist, an allergist, a general practitioner. It is these doctors who will help to make the most appropriate complex effect on the problem and cure papular neoplasms in the shortest possible time. Treatment depends on the types of herpes viruses that the doctor determines.
At the moment, the most common methods of therapy are medical and surgical. The first is used to eliminate the root cause of the appearance of purulent white chicks, the second - with a significant growth of blisters, their deep penetration and a significant cosmetic change in the epidermis.
How to treat herpes in the palm of your hand?
As medical practice shows, it is impossible to cure herpes and its manifestations (rashes on any parts of the body) by 100%. The drugs prescribed by the doctor only suppress the symptoms of the disease, putting the virus into "sleep mode". There are also no universal methods of influencing the problem. But there is a list of the most effective oral and topical medicines that can quickly suppress the reproduction of herpetic acne. Here is a list of drugs for the treatment of herpes on the body inadults that are used most frequently.
Topical treatment
Ointments, sprays, solutions for external skin treatment. External antiseptic, antiviral solutions are used for a systematic cure for any kind of infection. Bacteriophages, which are prescribed upon the discovery of herpes on the palms of children and adults, must necessarily be combined with antiseptic solutions, such as Miramistin or Chlorhexidine. Why is this mode set? This method of exposure excludes the spread of pathogenic secretions and the systematic spread of the virus. In addition to everything else, antiviral drugs (Zovirax ointment, the price of which is quite acceptable, Gerpevir, Acyclovir) without prior sanitation will not be 100% effective.
Systemic drugs
Systemic preparations are represented by a wide range of antiherpetic tablets. For example, "Acyclovir - AKOS" and analogues. They have a pronounced bactericidal effect. Directly penetrating into the blood through the blood supply system, they quickly suppress the source of infection, promote accelerated healing. Restrictions on taking most antiviral drugs of this class are children under 2 years of age and hormonal disruptions in the pubertal period of 14-16 years.
Dietary supplements
Complexes to stimulate natural resistance - immunity. Specialized powdered dietary supplements are dispensed from the pharmacy strictly on prescription. They contain in their compositionamino acids, mineral elements, essential vitamins that support the normal functioning of the endocrine glands. Their use in combination with other drugs stimulates the growth of useful cellular structures that actively displace the virus. The main problem with the use of immunostimulants is their contraindications and price. Many adults are not accustomed to getting nutrients from soluble powder substrates, so acute allergic reactions and digestive problems are observed. In addition, dietary supplements aimed at general he alth promotion are very expensive. Not everyone can afford them.
Vitamins
Specialized complexes for women and men. "Duovit" is the most common vitamin complex, designed for use in accordance with age, gender, taking into account the individual characteristics of the organism. It is prescribed after a course of treatment of herpes on the palms and fingers for general healing of the body, creating a favorable internal environment in order to develop immunity.
Probiotics
Useful preparations for the treatment of herpes on the body in adults are pre- and probiotics, which contribute to an accelerated cure for many diseases. They also help to neutralize the negative effects of long-term use of antifungal, anti-inflammatory drugs. Drug treatment of herpes on the palms involves a complex effect on the source of the disease - the virus.
Therefore, in order to avoid negative consequences when the first he alth problems appear, you should immediately contactdoctor. An experienced specialist will help you choose the right set of drugs that can quickly suppress the spread of the infection and lead to its attenuation. Prolonged ignoring the problem, inattentive attitude to one's own he alth leads to relapses of herpes with a transition to the chronic stage.
Folk treatment
A viral disease such as herpes is sometimes localized on the hands, on the skin near the nail plates of the thumb and forefinger, in advanced cases, herpetic manifestations spread between the fingers, on the palm and back of the hand. In medical practice, such localization is usually called herpetic panaritium. In addition to drug antiviral therapy in the treatment of herpes on the palms, it is quite appropriate to use folk methods and methods of treatment that are based on the healing properties of medicinal plants. Medicinal decoctions and infusions in most cases have a bactericidal, wound-healing effect and help maintain one's own immunity. It is important to note here that the use of folk remedies is, as it were, concomitant treatment and should not completely replace the therapy recommended by the attending physician.
Best Recipes
The main forms of treatment with folk remedies are baths, lotions, lubrication with medicinal decoctions, infusions and juices, as well as the use of these decoctions inside as a tonic, anti-inflammatory agent. The most efficient andcompresses made on the basis of the following recipes are considered effective:
- Compress based on green tea. To do this, it is necessary to brew high-quality green tea with boiling water, soak for at least twenty minutes, strain before use. In the resulting infusion, thoroughly moisten a sterile piece of gauze and apply to the site of localization of viral rashes for at least fifteen minutes. This procedure can be performed daily from one to five times, depending on the stage of the disease.
- Compress based on infusion of arnica flowers. To prepare the infusion, pour three tablespoons of crushed medicinal raw materials with boiling water (about half a liter) and leave for at least two hours, then strain. It is recommended to apply such a compress several times a day.
- For therapeutic baths for herpes on the palms, medicinal plants such as chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus, yarrow are most often recommended. They have good antibacterial and wound healing properties. So, for example, for baths with chamomile, about one hundred grams of a pharmacy collection is taken, poured with a liter of boiling water and over low heat (possible in a water bath) is brought to readiness for ten to fifteen minutes. For the procedure, the resulting broth is filtered and cooled to a comfortable room temperature. Baths with chamomile are good to carry out before going to bed, daily until complete healing.
A popular antiherpetic remedy is considered to belubrication of areas of localization of the disease with celandine juice. The procedure requires juice from a freshly picked plant stem. In this case, the skin around the herpetic vesicles should be lubricated with some kind of fatty composition (Vaseline, baby cream) to prevent tissue burns. The procedure itself is as follows: the cut stalk of celandine is peeled, and the juice drops that stand out are applied pointwise to each bubble.
Also, a fairly well-known folk way to get rid of herpes on the palms is considered to be lubrication with the so-called "gum". The method of its preparation will require some effort and looks like this: a sheet of paper (made of wood) is twisted into a cone and placed on a plate with the base of the cone down. Next, the cone is burned exactly to half, and on the plate under the cone this gum resin should appear, which is applied to herpes.
