Sunburn
Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Congenital disorders
Infectious, immunologic, and inflammatory disorders
Integumentary disorders
Oral disease
Traumatic and mechanical disorders
Skin and subcutaneous tissue pathology review
Pigmentation skin disorders: Pathology review
Bacterial and viral skin infections: Pathology review
Papulosquamous and inflammatory skin disorders: Pathology review
Vesiculobullous and desquamating skin disorders: Pathology review
Viral exanthems of childhood: Pathology review
Acneiform skin disorders: Pathology review
Skin cancer: Pathology review
Summary
Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, commonly from the sun. Common symptoms in humans and other animals include red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch, pain, general fatigue, and mild dizziness. An excess of UV radiation can be life-threatening in extreme cases. Exposure of the skin to lesser amounts of UV radiation will often produce a suntan.