Hallo Doctor, I have a skin rash on the othersie of my right palm its red, warm to the touch, /I am diabeticit started of with two very small cuts on my index fingure never healed, I am to see a skin specialist, also saw my GP who has put me on a course of antibiotics , please let me know what it might be. The pronounsation of the word Dr. said appeared to be scptacocolis. What is it. Many thanks.
Dear patient, although the rash on the other side of the palm of the hand which we call dorsum of the hand may be produced by a variety of dermatological conditions like allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, sun burn, solar keratitis, bug bites or stings, scabies, poison ivy exposure or psoriasis but in your case it seems to be more likely due to a bacterial infection like streptococcal infection may be in the form of a boil, impetigo, erysipelas, euthymia or cellulitis because as you said that you are diabetic and have a cut on your index finger and also your hand is red and warm to touch, so the chances of streptococcal or other bacterial infection are very high, therefore you should continue to take the antibiotics that your GP has prescribed you while at the same time you consult a dermatologist to rule out other possible cause as you are planning