PlayStation palmar hidradenitis
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PlayStation palmar hidradenitis is a medical condition where a person develops painful lesions on their palms and fingers. It differs from palmoplantar hidradenitis, in that it affects only the hands. According to a publication by the British Journal of Dermatology,[1] it is specifically a "cutaneous (skin) pathology induced by console gaming."[2] The publication goes on to describe the case of a 12-year-old girl who was admitted to the Geneva hospital with this condition. She fully recovered after refraining from playing her video game console for 10 days.
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- ^ Kasraee B, Masouyé I, Piguet V (April 2009). "PlayStation palmar hidradenitis". Br. J. Dermatol. 160 (4): 892–4. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09058.x. PMID 19239462. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0007-0963&date=2009&volume=160&issue=4&spage=892.
- ^ "New skin disorder linked to games consoles discovered". http://www.bad.org.uk/site/1235/default.aspx. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
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