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| Game consoles 'cause skin sores' | Game consoles 'cause skin sores' |
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| A new skin disorder caused by use of games consoles has been identified by skin specialists. | A new skin disorder caused by use of games consoles has been identified by skin specialists. |
| The condition, dubbed PlayStation palmar hidradenitis, is described in the British Journal of Dermatology. | The condition, dubbed PlayStation palmar hidradenitis, is described in the British Journal of Dermatology. |
| Researchers outline the case of a 12-year-old girl who attended a Swiss hospital with intensely painful sores on the palms of her hands. | Researchers outline the case of a 12-year-old girl who attended a Swiss hospital with intensely painful sores on the palms of her hands. |
| The girl, who had been using a games console regularly, recovered fully after 10 days of abstinence. | The girl, who had been using a games console regularly, recovered fully after 10 days of abstinence. |
| If you're worried about soreness on your hands when playing a games console, it might be sensible to give your hands a break from time to time Nina GoadBritish Association of Dermatologists | If you're worried about soreness on your hands when playing a games console, it might be sensible to give your hands a break from time to time Nina GoadBritish Association of Dermatologists |
| Doctors who examined her at the Geneva University Hospital concluded she had a condition known as 'idiopathic eccrine hidradenitis', a skin disorder that generally causes red, sore lumps on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. | Doctors who examined her at the Geneva University Hospital concluded she had a condition known as 'idiopathic eccrine hidradenitis', a skin disorder that generally causes red, sore lumps on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. |
| The condition has been previously found on the soles of the feet in children taking part in heavy physical activity, such as jogging. | The condition has been previously found on the soles of the feet in children taking part in heavy physical activity, such as jogging. |
| It is thought to be linked to intense sweating. | |
| Unusual symptoms | Unusual symptoms |
| For the disorder to only affect the hands is very unusual. | For the disorder to only affect the hands is very unusual. |
| The patient had not participated in any sport or physical exercise recently, and could not recall any recent trauma involving her hands. | The patient had not participated in any sport or physical exercise recently, and could not recall any recent trauma involving her hands. |
| However, her parents did say that she had recently started to play a video game on a PlayStation console for several hours a day, and had continued to play even after developing the sores. | However, her parents did say that she had recently started to play a video game on a PlayStation console for several hours a day, and had continued to play even after developing the sores. |
| The doctors suspect that the problem was caused by tight and continuous grasping of the console's hand-grips, and repeated pushing of the buttons, alongside sweating caused by the tension of the game. | The doctors suspect that the problem was caused by tight and continuous grasping of the console's hand-grips, and repeated pushing of the buttons, alongside sweating caused by the tension of the game. |
| The researchers said cases of addiction to using games consoles had been recorded, but the symptoms had initially been thought to be psychological. | The researchers said cases of addiction to using games consoles had been recorded, but the symptoms had initially been thought to be psychological. |
| However, some physical symptoms, such as acute tendonitis, dubbed Wiitis, had begun to emerge. | However, some physical symptoms, such as acute tendonitis, dubbed Wiitis, had begun to emerge. |
| They said 'PlayStation palmar hidradenitis' could now be added to the list. | They said 'PlayStation palmar hidradenitis' could now be added to the list. |
| Nina Goad, of the British Association of Dermatologists said: "This is an interesting discovery and one that the researchers are keen to share with other dermatologists, should they be confronted with similar, unexplained symptoms in a patient. | Nina Goad, of the British Association of Dermatologists said: "This is an interesting discovery and one that the researchers are keen to share with other dermatologists, should they be confronted with similar, unexplained symptoms in a patient. |
| "If you're worried about soreness on your hands when playing a games console, it might be sensible to give your hands a break from time to time, and don't play excessively if your hands are prone to sweating." | "If you're worried about soreness on your hands when playing a games console, it might be sensible to give your hands a break from time to time, and don't play excessively if your hands are prone to sweating." |
| A spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd, manufacturers of PlayStation, said: "We firmly believe that video gaming is a legitimate entertainment pastime like watching movies, listening to music, or reading books. | A spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd, manufacturers of PlayStation, said: "We firmly believe that video gaming is a legitimate entertainment pastime like watching movies, listening to music, or reading books. |
| "As with any leisure pursuit there are possible consequences of not following common sense, health advice and guidelines, as can be found within our instruction manuals. | "As with any leisure pursuit there are possible consequences of not following common sense, health advice and guidelines, as can be found within our instruction manuals. |
| "PlayStation was launched in 1995 and has sold hundreds of millions of consoles over the last 13 years. | "PlayStation was launched in 1995 and has sold hundreds of millions of consoles over the last 13 years. |
| "We do not wish to belittle this research and will study the findings with interest. This is the first time we have ever heard of a complaint of this nature." | "We do not wish to belittle this research and will study the findings with interest. This is the first time we have ever heard of a complaint of this nature." |