- Increased pain, swelling, redness, or
warmth around the affected area.
- Red streaks extending from the affected
area.
- Drainage of pus from the area.
- Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpit,
or groin.
- Fever of 100 °F(37.8 °C) or higher,
or chills with no other known cause.
A sunburn may make your skin feel dry and
itchy. Any scratching might cause an open
skin sore. A sunburn can also cause skin
blisters that can break open and leave an
open skin sore, which can become infected.
Home treatment may be all that is needed.
Infection is more likely to develop if
open blisters are present. It is important
to try to keep children from scratching
a sunburn so they do not get open skin sores
that might become infected.
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