Phone triggered dyshidrotic eczema?
Really weird situation.
Last Monday, I was goofing around on my iPhone when I started to get tingles on my fingers and tiny pink areas. When I looked, I could see little bumps forming before my eyes. I’ve seen something like them before in a milder version after I pet my roommate’s cat with wet hands, but this was much different. ( I don’t do that anymore and it’s been fine.) Ever since, I’ve been getting weird tingles in my fingers when I touch any part of my phone for any period of time and bumps have been popping up left, right, and center on them, too. Currently typing this with a stylus, and that helps, but wtf??
I tried cleaning it and going without my phone case to see if that was the issue, but it felt more “electric” when I did that, even with touchscreen gloves. This has never happened to me before with this phone and case, which I have had for several years. I tested out other iPhones of a similar generation, and the sensation was lesser, but I believe still present.
I think this is dyshidrotic eczema, but i don’t get why a phone case, iphone, or screen protector would randomly cause this after years of use. Critically, the bumps would appear on areas of fingers that weren’t actually touching the phone at all, ie outer knuckle of middle finger pad that is currently touching the phone screen. Anyone else experience something similar?