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Mesh term Sunburn

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Burns
Photosensitivity Disorders

Description

An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.



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