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Steam burn on my palm, what should I do?

About a year ago I had a steam burn on my palm, and a tiny burn on the wrist. It never hurt. The problem is the blisters keep coming back and going away on and off. Not sure what to do to keep them from coming back. What should I do?

3 Answers

Blisters from a year-old injury often means look elsewhere for the diagnosis. It could represent an allergy to something applied to the area to treat the original burn such as neomycin.
Check with a dermatologist. Recurrent blisters in the same area may be something else.
It sounds like you need a board certified dermatologist to evaluate the actual cause of the rash. Blisters can be multiple different things like eczema, psoriasis, herpes, or burn as you had originally among other things.