Eczema on the hands can appear as peeling hands, but peeling hands are not always eczema. Most eczema on the hands is symmetrical and occurs on the back of the fingers and fingertips, and can spread to the back of the hands and wrists with unclear borders. Therefore, it is possible that eczema is present on the hands, but it should be distinguished from other hand diseases, such as tinea cruris, herpes sweat, and palmoplantar pustulosis. It is most often distinguished from ringworm. When you get ringworm, your hands will also peel, but most of them first have a hand disease that worsens in summer and decreases in winter, and the rash has very clear borders that expand in circles, and you can also get small blisters and bumps. If you scrape a little skin on the peeling area and put it under a microscope, you can see the fungal hyphae. Ringworm can be transmitted to others, while eczema is not contagious.