When your Skin foster Malpractice : Meet the student who uses her arm as a notepad to study for exams

   

Lucy Pearce, 16, from Sheffield, has dermatographia, where a raised, itchy rash appears on the skin at the slightest pressure (left). She uses the condition to make revision notes on her arm (right top and bottom) which disappear after 30 minutes.

Her unusual symptoms started when unusual marks began to appear after doing everyday activities like getting dressed and putting on make-up. 'It's really useful for learning important information, while revising for exams I write on my skin and find that I remember my notes much easier,' she said.