There are three causes, says a dermatologist, of small circles of peeling skin on the fingertips.
That’s a pretty odd-looking symptom, but here is what Dr. Janet Prystowsky, board certified dermatologist in New York, NY, with 30+ years’ experience, explains:
“Small patches of peeling skin on the fingertips is typically psoriasis; a contact reaction to a substance that you may be allergic or sensitive to; or may reflect recovery from a systemic viral illness.”
So to treat this symptom, you must find out what the cause is. A doctor can determine if the cause is psoriasis.
If it’s determined that this autoimmune disease is not responsible for circular peeling areas of skin on your fingertips, then you’ll need to evaluate whether or not you’ve been touching things or getting substances on your fingertips that might be triggering an allergic reaction.
Of course, if you’ve recently had a systemic (body-wide) viral illness, you will have felt sick enough to know this—or at least, that some kind of “bug” was in your body.
