Sunburn

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.

Child codes

EJ40.0 – Sunburn erythema
EJ40.1 – Sunburn with blisters or exudation
EJ40.Z – Sunburn, unspecified

Sibling codes

EJ41 – Burn from exposure to artificial source of ultraviolet radiation
EJ4Z – Acute effects of ultraviolet radiation on normal skin, unspecified

Foundation entity

Sunburn – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/318744822

Part of: 14: Diseases of the skin