UK doctors report rare case of child developing 'toasted skin' from prolonged laptop use
A UK case report details a child who developed a reddish-brown, lace-like rash on his abdomen after resting a laptop on his stomach for up to eight hours daily. Initially misdiagnosed as bruising, the condition was later identified as erythema ab igne, or 'toasted skin syndrome,' caused by low-grade heat exposure. The rash resolved after the heat source was removed, though the case highlights the need for clinicians to consider device-related heat exposure in pediatric patients.