 [ Symptoms ] can you alternate ibuprofen and tylenol with tamiflu on a 17 month old [ Disease ] from what you are describing these two events do not seem to be related if the skin cracking you are now experiencing occurs at a different place on the finger from where the cut was then the cut has nothing to do with what is going on right now cracking of the skin around the nail area is not an uncommon problem especially in the winter when the air dries out due to artificial heating using the furnace or when the hands are placed in water for long periods of time if you work in a job that requires you to place your hands in water    particularly any water that contains chemicals such as dishwashing soap disinfectants that sort of thing    you should be provided with rubber gloves to protect your hands you also would be well advised to wear rubber gloves at home whenever you work with water to help prevent this skin cracking you are experiencing it is impossible to say what is causing this exactly if your health care provider prescribed steroid cream it makes me wonder if he or she diagnosed this as a dermatitis but i am not going to speculate here since the situation is bothering you i would suggest making another appointment with your primary care provider or whoever prescribed the steroid cream to discuss the situation and the diagnosis your pcp will be able to tell you how to manage this situation all the best to you hi as it seems you need to have your hands in water now if you do not need to go to deep try some latex gloves see if this cures your problem that is as long as you do not have a problem with latex its just an idea good luck