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PlayStation gets a skin disorder
more:neowin.netA new skin condition, believed to be caused by excessive use of games consoles, has been identified by skin specialists in Switzerland, according to the BBC.
The condition, dubbed 'PlayStation palmar hidradenitis', was discovered when a 12-year old girl went to hospital with red, sore lumps on her hands. Doctors at Geneva University Hospital concluded that she had 'idiopathic eccrine hidradenitis' - a condition that is usually found on the palms of hands and the soles of feet of children who take part in heavy exercise such as jogging, and is believed to be caused by intense sweating. However, for the condition to affect only the hands is very unusual.