Swiss doctors uncover new gaming related disease
GENEVA (AFP) — A 12-year-old girl was ordered to stop playing video games for 10 days by her Swiss doctor after it was found that a serious hand infection she was suffering from was caused by excessive gaming.
The new infection has since been dubbed "Palmare PlayStation Hidradenitis" by professor Vincent Piguet from the University Hospital of Geneva, Swiss news agency ATS reported.
The gir
More..l was taken to her doctor after suffering from painful lesions on her palms for four weeks.
"They were huge red nodes which were very spectacular," Piguet said, adding that he later learnt that the girl had hidden from her parents the fact that she spent hours on her PlayStation.
Piguet and his team concluded that the tension of the hands on the console and frenetic pressing on the buttons had triggered minuscule cutaneous injuries which were aggravated by sweat.
After her 10-day ban from PlayStation, the lesions went away.
The research was published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
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I get those on my dick hand
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "brako" (R)
"Lipomatosis Twinkie Gastroenteritis"
ROFL!!!!!
and your comment is true.
but maybe that dirty child should shower once and awhile
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "Trojin" (R)
Some folks might call those blisters. Nice to see how observant her parents are.
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "morelman2" (R)
Another nominee for parent of the year.
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "lonewolf6972" (R)
There's also another disorder called "Gamers' Ass". It's when some 16 year old boy who should be approaching his physical prime in life develops a jello-pudding like fat ass like that of some midwestern housewife because he's spent his developing years playing GTA 6 hours a day. He also develops DD tits, bat wings, and a brain of total mush too.
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "AvgDude2" (R)
There are shots for that ! ! !
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "kevinm16" (R)
use you other hand
Posted Feb-25-2009 by "rlnbns" (R)
But the hole in the brain will never heal...seriously, how bad can one parent be to let his kid play POS PS3 for hours?? Don't bother me, go to your room eh?
Posted Feb-26-2009 by "markoni" (R)