Sun burn: photoprotection and treatment

Authors

  • JA MORALES-MOLINA Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
  • S GRAU Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
  • J JIMÉNEZ-MARTÍN Departamento de Farmacología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Granada.
  • J MATEU-DE ANTONIO Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
  • M ESPONA Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
  • MJ BERGESFRAILE Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
  • A ZARZUELO Departamento de Farmacología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Granada.
  • E SALAS Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.

Keywords:

Photoprotection, Sun photoprotector, Photosensitivity, Prevention, Sun burn, Solar radiation, Ultraviolet radiation, Treatment

Abstract

The harmful effects of solar radiation on the organism originate mainly from Ultraviolet rays. Sun burn, an acuteand visible reaction arising from skin exposure to such radiation, can cause serious coetaneous lesions, cellular destructionand harmful effects on connective tissue, and may even be accompanied by oedema and loss of liquids. Theaims of this work have been to describe and assess the effects of skin reactions to exposure to ultraviolet radiation,to elucidate on different prevention strategies and/or treatment of the sunburn. In general, it seems to be necessary tostress the importance of adopting healthy habits with regard to ultraviolet radiation exposure, especially important infi rst eighteen y cars of live, and to carry out educational campaigns to prevent the appearance and/or worsening ofconditions arising from such.

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Published

2006-06-20

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MORALES-MOLINA J, GRAU S, JIMÉNEZ-MARTÍN J, MATEU-DE ANTONIO J, ESPONA M, BERGESFRAILE M, ZARZUELO A, SALAS E. Sun burn: photoprotection and treatment. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 2006 Jun. 20 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];47(2):119-35. Available from: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/5029

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Vol. 47 No. 2 (2006)

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