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when i was a kid pretty much every spring I would get tons of little blisters all over my fingers, arms and sometimes legs. It would last a few weeks and then c
by qntmfred 2y ago
when i was a kid pretty much every spring I would get tons of little blisters all over my fingers, arms and sometimes legs. It would last a few weeks and then clear up. My hands would get so swollen and itchy that I was basically useless for those couple weeks. The doctors never knew what it was, they'd just give me some steroid cream and move on.
as an adult I'd get it every ~5 years or so. I got it last year and I decided to talk to ChatGPT about it and within a few minutes it had correctly diagnosed it as dyshidrotic eczema. 30+ years of wondering what it was and finally I found out, thanks to AI.
what a time to be alive!
- rocmcd 2y agoDyshidrotic Eczema is also the first result if you literally Google the words "little blisters all over my fingers, arms and sometimes legs".
- disjunct 2y agoDid you seek prescription treatment after your AI-diagnosis?
- qntmfred 2y agothe treatment was the same (steroid cream) but now that I know what it is and what causes it (for me it was probably too much sweat on the hands from wearing a baseball glove since baseball season was often when i'd get it) I can hopefully better avoid it going forward.
- aantix 2y agoWas it consistently misdiagnosed by dermatologists?
- qntmfred 2y agonot necessarily misdiagnosed, they just never were able to give me a proper name for it or an explanation for what might be causing it or how to avoid it in the future. they just said "not sure what to tell you but here take this steroid cream and i'm sure it'll take care of it"
- LeafItAlone 2y ago>The doctors never knew what it was Dyshidrotic eczema is pretty common. What doctors were you seeing that could not at least suggest that as a potential cause?