Mobile phones are causing a new allergic skin disorder, doctors are warning.

    The condition is caused by a reaction to nickel, which is often found in the casing and buttons of flashy handsets.

    And experts who are seeing rising numbers of patients with rashes on their faces and ears - and even their fingers from texting - have dubbed it "mobile phone dermatitis".

    The British Association of Dermatologists says: "If you have had a previous reaction to a nickel-coated belt buckle or jewellery, for example, you are at greater risk of reacting to metal phones."

    医生提醒我们手机现在已经导致一种新的皮肤问题。

    这种状况的发生就是因为一些华丽的手机听筒包装以及电池上所包含镍元素。

    这种皮炎的病人日渐增多，主要表现在脸上，耳朵，以及发短信的手指上。专家称这种皮肤病为“手机过敏性皮炎”。

    美国皮肤协会专家说“如果你先前就对镀镍的带扣或者珠宝首饰过敏的话，那么你就非常有可能患上这种皮肤病。”