Small bumps on the skin of the joints of the hands become more itchy the more you scratch them, mostly due to eczema, urticaria, tinea cruris, and so on. Different treatments can be used according to the cause of the disease, such as glucocorticoid drugs, antihistamines and antifungal drugs.
1. Eczema: Eczema can cause small bumps on the skin of the joints of the hands, accompanied by itching symptoms. Treatment can be applied hydrocortisone butyrate cream, compound dexamethasone acetate cream and other glucocorticoid drugs for anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy treatment. Those with significant itching can take oral loratadine, cetirizine and other antihistamines for treatment.
2. Urticaria: Urticaria caused by allergies can also grow in the joints of the hands, manifested as red spots, wind, itching and so on. It can be treated with antihistamine drugs such as oral loratadine and levocetirizine.
3. Ringworm: Ringworm caused by fungal infection can also cause small bumps on the joints of the hands, accompanied by itching. Treatment can be topical ketoconazole, terbinafine ointment and other antifungal drugs for treatment.
The skin of the joints of the hand bumps the more you scratch the more itchy there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, to give targeted treatment or treatment, the specific use of medication need to comply with the doctor’s instructions.