Playstation Thumb: Frictional Dermatitis Caused by Excessive Video Game Playing

Jaime Piquero-Casals; Daniel Morgado-Carrasco; Juan Francisco Mir-Bonafé; Eduardo Rozas-Muñoz

doi:10.5826/dpc.1004a92

Playstation Thumb: Frictional Dermatitis Caused by Excessive Video Game Playing

Authors

Jaime Piquero-Casals Department of Dermatology, Dermik, Clínica Dermatológica Multidisciplinar, Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Morgado-Carrasco Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Juan Francisco Mir-Bonafé Department of Dermatology, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Eduardo Rozas-Muñoz Department of Dermatology, Hospital de San Pablo, Coquimbo, Chile

Keywords:

playstation thumb, texting thumb, video game, nintendinitis, frictional dermatitis, tech thumb

References

Wolf R, Wolf D. Playstation thumb. Int J Dermatol. 2014;53(5):617-618. DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12368. PMID: 24602007.

Jalink MB, Heineman E, Pierie JP, ten Cate Hoedemaker HO. Nintendo related injuries and other problems: review. BMJ. 2014 16;349:g7267. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g7267. PMID: 25515525.

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Published

2020-10-26

Issue

2020 Vol 10, No 4 | October

Section

Image Letter

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How to Cite

Piquero-Casals J, Morgado-Carrasco D, Mir-Bonafé JF, Rozas-Muñoz E. Playstation Thumb: Frictional Dermatitis Caused by Excessive Video Game Playing. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2020;10(4):e2020092. doi:10.5826/dpc.1004a92