For some people, using a laptop on the lap is fun. Unfortunately, they do not realize that it is harmful to skin health.
The threat came from the heat generated by the bottom of the laptop machine, especially if we use a laptop with naked thigh leather for hours at a time. If we do that, our thigh skin can be affected by a bad rash.
Laptops can raise their skin temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius. This is what can cause mottled skin. Unfortunately, it does not immediately disappear. Fortunately, the word says a British dermatologist, the rash does not cause permanent ill effects. Dr BAV Shergill, consultant dermatologist at Brighton University Hospitals NHS Trust, asking people who develop a rash do not need to worry too much.
So far, the technical term is ‘erythema ab igne’ to refer to people affected by heat as a result of their work. Elderly patients who warms the body using a hot water bottle can also be affected by ‘erythema ab igne’. Currently, ‘erythema ab igne’ also called ‘scorched skin syndrome’.
Many laptop users experience this. The journal of Pediatrics, as quoted by BBC News, reported the case 12 years that changed the color of the skin after playing games for hours. Other medical journal reported the existence of an American law student who spent six hours a day with a laptop in her lap.
