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If you use an iPhone or iPad, you are a fudge packer.

As concerns grow about possible skin irritations caused by
nickel, an element found in many consumer-electronics products,
a new medical-journal report linked an 11-year-old boy�s rashes
to possible exposure from using Apple�s iPad.

In an article from the Aug. 2 issue that was published online
Monday, the medical journal Pediatrics presented a single case
report about how doctors traced the boy�s allergic contact
dermatitis to nickel. The boy has a history of rashes, though
they were different from the ones triggered by nickel, according
to the report. The boy had increased his use of a 2010 iPad over
a six-month period, coinciding with the presence of these latest
rashes, the family said.

The iPad tested positive for the presence of nickel, the report
said. After covering the iPad with a case and adopting a �nickel
avoidance regimen,� which included a reduced nickel diet, the
boy�s rashes improved.

�With the increasing prevalence of nickel allergy in the
pediatric population, it is important for clinicians to continue
to consider metallic-appearing electronics and personal effects
as potential sources of nickel exposure,� the report concluded.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment on the Pediatrics report.

Nickel is a common element used in many products, including
stainless steel and consumer-electronics products.

While the report doesn�t provide indisputable evidence that the
iPad was the cause of the rash, the possible connection could be
troubling for Apple. The distinctive look of some Apple products
like the iPhone 5S, iPad and MacBook laptops is derived from the
metal casings.

Rashes caused by nickel have grabbed headlines in recent months.
Fitbit, which makes fitness-tracking bracelets, issued a recall
following complaints of blisters and rashes from people wearing
its product. The company�s chief executive said the irritations
were caused most likely by an allergic reaction to nickel.

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