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Sunburn

Última revisão: 27 Mar 2025
Última atualização: 22 Aug 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • sun exposure
  • lack of sun protection
  • skin discomfort
  • pruritus
  • skin tenderness
  • sensation of warmth
  • erythema
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • chronic actinic damage
  • malaise, fever, chills, nausea, headache
  • edema
  • vesicles/bullae
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Fatores de risco

  • Fitzpatrick skin type I-III
  • photosensitizing medications
  • intentional tanning
  • lack of or improper use of sunscreen
  • injudicious sun exposure
  • age under 6 months
  • immunosuppression
  • history of skin cancer
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Investigações diagnósticas

Investigações a serem consideradas

  • skin biopsy
  • phototesting
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

all patients

Colaboradores

Autores

Elena B. Hawryluk, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Dermatology

Harvard Medical School

Boston

MA

Declarações

EBH is an author and reviewer for UpToDate and has previously consulted for Apogee and Skin Analytics. EBH declares that her spouse receives salary and stock from Gritstone Oncology LLC, is on an advisory board of Path AI, and is on the Board of Directors of Predictive Oncology, Inc.

Agradecimentos

Dr Elena B. Hawryluk would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Aimee S. Payne and Dr Ronald M. Bernardin, previous co-contributors to this topic. ASP and RMB declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores

Chad M. Hivnor, Major, USAF, MC, FS

Chief

Outpatient & Pediatric Dermatology

59th Medical Wing/ SGOMD

Lackland Air Force Base

San Antonio

TX

Declarações

CMH declares that he has no competing interests.

Stephen Richardson, MD, FAAD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Florida State University College of Medicine

Tallahassee

FL

Declarações

SR declares that he has no competing interests.

Ravi Ubriani, MD, FAAD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology

Columbia University

New York

NY

Declarações

RU declares that he has no competing interests.

Peter M. Farr, MD, FRCP

Consultant Dermatologist and Professor of Clinical Photobiology

Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle upon Tyne

UK

Declarações

PMF declares that he has no competing interests.

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