What does this look like to you?

[HaiThurMiranda]

Okay, so I met a guy from a band, and he had a skin-lesion type thing on his hands, and I shook his hand anyways, thinking it was no big deal.

I heard a few weeks later, that some other people that had shook his hand, were also getting the skin lesions on their hands.

I'm worried that it might start happening to me too, and it would be nice to know what it is.

I have a picture, if that helps

http://pics.livejournal.com/wow_rad/pic/00004sc5

thank you for any help in advance?

[HaiThurMiranda]

Also, it seems that from videos and pictures of the same person, the lesions appear and go away over time.

So it's obviously something like a virus that stays dormant?

I was thinking herpes, but isn't that an STD? How would you get it on your hand?

[Bunnie]

I was thinking Impetigo but on second thoughts I think thats what kids get round their mouths.

They look kinda like blisters, my niece had hand, foot and mouth a few years ago that looked similar to that. Probably best to nip along to the doctor and get it checked out.

[l'il esky]

i couldnt get the best look at it but it could be something called ringworm which is no worm but is a fungal infection but quite contagious- just need an antifungal cream but see gp to get it check

[Animad]

Have you spoken to your mate about it? If you speak to him he might have an idea of what it is. Contagious skin infections spread by contact from on person to another/ one area to another. You have to touch the area/ brush against it to really catch it so if you see him, maybe speak to him about it and try not to come in contact with his hand if he knows it's contagious but don't totally keep away from him as it's only the affected area's that it can spread from if it is a contagious condition.

I'm not going to go into what it could/couldn't be as this is bordering on the giving out 3rd party advice rule.