Herpes on the palms is much less common than on the lips or in the intimate areas of the human body. There are no less problems from this. Who is warned is armed. Experienced doctors list the most common causes of the onset of the ailment and recommend that everyone take them into account so as not to be at the dermatologist’s appointment with this problem one day. The most used remedy for the purpose of healing is Zovirax ointment, the price of which is about 200 rubles.
Causes
The leading cause of cold sores on the palms is household. Contact with the things of the carrier of the disease is enough to become infected. A high chance of contracting a kiss. Sexually transmitted transmission is not excluded, but still more often herpes of the lips or genitals is transmitted in this way.
Much less often, infection with herpes occurs in a vertical way - from the mother - the carrier of the disease to a healthy child. Nevertheless, such cases are recorded quite regularly. Doctors say about the defeat of the palms due to touching areas already infected with herpes - lips or genitals. At the same time, doctors do not recommend to panic - there is a danger if vesicles burst on the skin, and there are also cracks and scratches. In general, both of these methods of infection are much less common.
Symptoms
The first symptom of herpes on the palms is painful sensations due to the fact that the nerves under the skin begin to irritate. Then redness and swelling appear on the skin, after which the patient may feel his palms itching or burning. Further, after some time, small bubbles with contents appear on the inflamed skin. This content is serous fluid. They can either be far from each other, or form together whole clusters of rashes, which eventually begin to burst due to excess fluid, which brings a person even more unpleasant sensations.
After that, weeping ulcers form on the skin, very little time must pass before they dry up and a crust forms on them, which is easy to get rid of. However, sometimes bacteria can penetrate the skin and cause infection, which will lead to inflammation of the skin, and treating a person will require much more time and the help of doctors. The palms are a part of the body that takes a long time to heal, because a person constantly uses his hands, washing dishes, washing clothes or preparing food. However, in order to get rid of painful sensations, it is necessary to give the skin peace and make sure that the air in the room is not humid.
Drug treatment
Herpes is a disease of the immune system that successfully disguises itself as skin growths, an allergic reaction, bites of small blood-sucking insects, burns, even under the virus of a completely different type and origin. To distinguish a herpetic attack from other lesions, it is necessary to contact several specialists at the same time: a dermatologist, venereologist, urologist / gynecologist, allergist, and general practitioner. It is these doctors who will help to draw up the most suitable comprehensive effect on the problem and cure papular neoplasms in the shortest possible time. Treatment depends on the types of herpes viruses that the doctor determines.
At the moment, the most common methods of therapy are medication and surgery. The first is used to eliminate the root cause of the appearance of purulent white chicks, the second - with a significant proliferation of blisters, their deep penetration and a significant cosmetic change in the epidermis.
How to treat herpes in the palm of your hand?
As medical practice shows, recovering from herpes and its manifestations (rashes on any part of the body) is 100% impossible. The funds that the doctor prescribes only suppress the symptoms of the disease, putting the virus into "sleep mode". Universal methods for influencing the problem also do not exist. But there is a list of the most effective oral and local medicines that can quickly suppress the reproduction of herpes acne. Here is a list of drugs that are used most often for treating herpes on the body in adults.
Local treatment
Ointments, sprays, solutions for external treatment of the skin. External antiseptic, antiviral solutions are used to systematically cure any kind of infection. Bacteriophages that are prescribed for the detection of herpes on the palms of children and adults must be combined with antiseptic solutions, such as Miramistin or Chlorhexidine. Why is this mode set? This method of exposure eliminates the spread of pathogenic secretions and the systematic spread of the virus. In addition to everything else, antiviral drugs (Zovirax ointment, the price of which is reasonably reasonable, Gerpevir, Acyclovir) will not be 100% effective without preliminary rehabilitation.
Systemic drugs
Systemic drugs are represented by a wide range of antiherpetic tablets. For example, "Acyclovir - AKOS" and analogues. They have a pronounced bactericidal effect. Directly penetrating the blood through the blood supply system, they quickly suppress the source of infection, contribute to accelerated healing. The restriction on the intake of most antiviral drugs of this class is children under 2 years of age and hormonal disruptions in the pubertal period of 14-16 years.
Dietary supplements
Complexes for stimulating natural resistance - immunity. Specialized powdered dietary supplements are dispensed from a pharmacy strictly by prescription. They contain amino acids, mineral elements, essential vitamins that support the normal functioning of the endocrine glands. Their use in combination with other drugs stimulates the growth of beneficial cellular structures that actively displace the virus. The main problem with the use of immunostimulants is their contraindications and price. Many adults are not used to getting nutrients from soluble powder substrates, so there are acute allergic reactions and digestive problems. In addition, dietary supplements aimed at general health promotion are very expensive. Not everyone can afford them.
Vitamins
Specialized complexes for women and men. "Duovit" is the most common vitamin complex, designed for use in accordance with age, gender, taking into account the individual characteristics of the body. It is prescribed after a course of treatment of herpes on the palms and fingers for the general healing of the body, creating a favorable internal environment in order to develop immunity.
Probiotics
Useful drugs for treating herpes on the body in adults are pre- and probiotics, which contribute to the accelerated cure of many diseases. They also help to neutralize the negative effects of prolonged use of antifungal, anti-inflammatory drugs. Drug treatment of herpes in the palms involves a complex effect on the source of the disease - the virus.
Therefore, in order to avoid negative consequences when the first health problems appear, you should immediately consult a doctor. An experienced specialist will help you choose the right set of drugs that can quickly suppress the spread of infection and lead to its attenuation. Prolonged ignoring of the problem, inattentive attitude to one's own health leads to relapse of herpes with a transition to the chronic stage.
Alternative treatment
Such a viral disease as herpes is sometimes localized on the hands, on the skin near the nail plates of the thumb and forefinger, in advanced cases, herpetic manifestations spread between the fingers, on the palm and the back of the hand. In medical practice, such a localization is usually called herpes panaritium. In addition to drug antiviral therapy in the treatment of cold sores on the palms, it is quite appropriate to use alternative methods and methods of treatment that are based on the healing properties of medicinal plants. Medicinal decoctions and infusions in most cases have a bactericidal, wound healing effect and help maintain their own immunity. It is important to note here that the use of folk remedies is a kind of concomitant treatment and should not completely replace the therapy recommended by the attending physician.
The best recipes
The main forms of treatment with folk remedies are baths, lotions, lubrication with medicinal decoctions, infusions and juices, as well as the use of these decoctions inside as a restorative, anti-inflammatory agent. The most effective and effective are compresses made on the basis of the following recipes:
- Compress based on green tea. To do this, you need to brew quality green tea with boiling water, stand for at least twenty minutes, strain before use. In the resulting infusion, you need to thoroughly moisten a sterile piece of gauze and apply to the site of the localization of viral rashes for at least fifteen minutes. This procedure can be carried out daily from one to five times, depending on the stage of the disease.
- Compress based on the infusion of Arnica flowers. To prepare the infusion, you need to pour three tablespoons of the chopped medicinal raw material with boiling water (about half a liter) and insist for at least two hours, then strain. It is recommended to apply such a compress several times a day.
- For medicinal baths with herpes on the palms, such medicinal plants as chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus, and yarrow are most often recommended. They have good antibacterial and wound-healing properties. So, for example, for baths with chamomile, about a hundred grams of the pharmacy collection is taken, poured with a liter of boiling water and over low heat (you can in a water bath) it is brought to readiness within ten to fifteen minutes. For the procedure, the resulting broth is filtered and cooled to a comfortable room temperature. Baths with chamomile are good for bedtime, daily until complete healing.
A popular antiherpetic drug is the lubrication of localization of the disease with celandine juice. For the procedure, juice from a freshly picked plant stem is needed. At the same time, areas of the skin around the herpetic vesicles must be greased with some oily composition (petroleum jelly, baby cream) to prevent tissue burns. The procedure itself is as follows: the cut stalk of the celandine is peeled, and the allocated drops of juice are applied pointwise to each bubble.
Also, a fairly well-known folk way of getting rid of cold sores on the palms is the lubrication of the so-called "gum resin". The method of its preparation will require some effort and looks as follows: a sheet of paper (made of wood) is twisted into a cone and placed on a plate with the base of the cone down. Next, the cone is burned exactly to half, and on the plate under the cone this very gum resin should appear, which is applied to herpes.