This image displays a woman with a mild sunburn on her chest. This image displays a sunburn. This image displays a sunburn on a patient who left on the watch, but forgot the sunscreen. This image displays a sunburn. This image displays a sunburn on a patient who wore shoes but no sunblock.
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Treatments Your Physician May Prescribe
In addition to medicine (usually non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for pain relief, for severe burns, a doctor might prescribe prednisone, an oral steroid, to help reduce the inflammation.

Last Modified: 3 Mar 2008

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