Irritated hands
I can bet that obsessive handwashing and using all kinds of hand sanitizers rich in alcohol might have taken a toll on your skin, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Moisturizing hand creams and ointments should be more than enough in this situation, but sometimes it’s not that simple.
There’s a particular condition called dermatomyositis, which can easily mimic hand dermatitis caused by irritation or washing way too often. It manifests through red patches on the back of the hands, and it is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that resembles lupus in some ways.
A dermatologist could indicate whether or not your irritated-appearing hands are trying to point in a certain direction or not.
