Thickening and hardening of the skin on the palms of the hands may be caused by palmoplantar keratosis, callus, tinea cruris and other causes.
1. palmoplantar keratosis: also known as palmoplantar keratoderma, is a common chronic skin disease, mainly characterized by diffuse or limited palm and plantar areas of the skin thickening, hyperkeratosis, may cause the palm of the skin thickening and hardening.
2. callus: commonly known as callus, is a hard and smooth keratin thickening occurred by the skin long-term pressure, friction, callus is mostly physiological, most patients do not have obvious conscious symptoms, some of the serious ones can appear corresponding parts of the pain, the patient may appear limited keratosis plaques, yellow, thickening of the skin of the palm of the hand hardening and so on.
3. Ringworm: it is a superficial skin fungal infection of the hand caused by dermatophytes, mostly involving in the interphalangeal region, palm of the hand, and in serious cases, it can spread to the back of the hand and wrist, and the patient may have blisters on the hand, desquamation, rough and thickening of the skin, accompanied by roughness of the palm, peeling and so on.
There may be other reasons for the thickening and hardening of the skin on the palms of the hands, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to clarify the cause and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.