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What I can see: many very small, uniform, flesh-colored to pale bumps on the back of the hand, knuckles, and outer forearm. They appear dry and intact, without obvious pus, crusting, marked redness, swelling, open skin, or bleeding.
Most likely possibilities from the appearance:
  1. Lichen nitidus: a benign inflammatory condition that can cause tightly grouped, tiny, shiny, flesh-colored papules. It often occurs on the arms and hands. Fitzpatrick describes it as small, glistening, monomorphic flesh-colored to pink or reddish-brown papules.
  2. Keratosis pilaris / follicular plugging: tiny rough follicle-centered bumps associated with dry skin. This is common and harmless, though the hand and knuckle distribution is less classic.
  3. Flat warts (verruca plana): can be numerous, smooth, small, and skin-colored on the hands and forearms. A clinician can usually distinguish these with close inspection or dermoscopy.
I cannot make a firm diagnosis from a video, and it would be unsafe to label it definitively. Skin-image assessment has important accuracy limitations, so an in-person examination is the right next step.
What to do now
  • Arrange a routine visit with a dermatologist or primary-care clinician, especially if these are spreading, itchy, painful, or persistent.
  • Until assessed, use a bland fragrance-free moisturizer twice daily and avoid picking, scrubbing, shaving over them, or applying wart acids, steroid creams, or antifungal treatments at random.
  • Take clear, well-lit close-up photos once weekly to document change.
  • If the clinician is uncertain, dermoscopy and sometimes a small skin biopsy can distinguish lichen nitidus, warts, and follicular disorders.
Seek urgent care if you develop rapid spread, blistering/open sores, fever or feeling unwell, marked pain, pus, warmth/swelling, facial or lip swelling, or breathing/swallowing difficulty. These are recognized warning features for rashes needing prompt assessment in AAD guidance.
Helpful details that would narrow this down: when it began, whether it itches, whether bumps are rough versus shiny/flat, whether they spread after scratching or shaving, and whether anyone close to you has similar bumps.
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