New skin disorder may be linked to gaming consoles, researchers say.
(2/24) reported that "skin specialists" in Switzerland have identified a "new skin disorder caused by use of games consoles." In their paper appearing in the British Journal of Dermatology, investigators "outline the case of a 12-year-old girl who attended a Swiss hospital with intensely painful sores on the palms of her hands."
Typically, the UK's
Typically, the UK's
(2/24) explained, "idiopathic eccrine hidradenitis," a skin disorder that produces red, sore lumps on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet," is "seen on the feet of children taking part in vigorous physical activity, such as jogging, and it is thought to be linked to intense sweating." So, initially, "doctors were puzzled" because the girl in question "had not been taking part in any sport or physical exercise." Her parents, however, "recalled that a few days before the sores appeared, she had started using her PlayStation gaming console for several hours a day."
This led investigators to suspect "that tight and continuous grasping of the console's controls together with repeated pushing of the buttons caused the injuries to the girl's hands," the UK
This led investigators to suspect "that tight and continuous grasping of the console's controls together with repeated pushing of the buttons caused the injuries to the girl's hands," the UK
(2/25, Rose) notes. And, "stopping all console gaming for 10 days led to her making a full recovery."
Offering further explanation, the UK's
Offering further explanation, the UK's
(2/24, Smith) reported that lead author Behrooz Kasraee pointed out that while "most of the symptoms of this type of" video game "'addiction' are considered to be psychological...recently organic pathologies such as acute tendonitis, called Wiiitis, or video game-induced knuckle pads have been added to the list of video game-related pathologies." Now, their study adds one more to the list -- "PlayStation palmar hidradenitis."
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