How long it takes for blisters to go away is based on the cause. There are many causes of blisters on the hands, generally due to hand, foot and mouth disease, chicken pox, burns, blisters ringworm and other causes. Generally after standardized treatment, short of a week, long of 2~3 weeks can be cured.
1. Hand, foot and mouth disease: caused by enterovirus infection, herpes can appear on the hands, feet and oral cavity. The disease is self-limiting, patients should pay attention to hygiene, timely treatment, usually in about a week can be cured.
2. Chickenpox: Due to varicella-herpes virus infection, herpes with itching may appear on the hands. After the diagnosis of chickenpox, as long as the timely application of antiviral drugs such as acyclovir, and pay attention to daily life and dietary habits, most of them will be cured in about 10 days to two weeks.
3. Scalding: Blisters may appear on the hands after being scalded by hot water, accompanied by localized redness, swelling and pain. After the patient scalded to take the right way in time, timely application of medication, generally more in 2 ~ 3 weeks or so healed.
4. Blister ringworm: due to fungal infection, can lead to hand blisters with itching, erosion. Patients take antifungal drugs such as topical ketoconazole cream in time, and pay attention to personal hygiene, usually in 2~3 weeks or so can be cured.
Blisters on the hands may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended that patients actively go to the hospital, a clear diagnosis of the cause of the targeted treatment in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, they can not be randomly used.