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Vert red sunburnt skin very warm to touch and i have had brief chills.... can i just treat at home with slow and ibuprofen? what do chills mean?

Q: vert red sunburnt skin very warm to touch and i have had brief chills.... can i just treat at home with slow and ibuprofen? what do chills mean?

Ice &amp; nsai: As long as you do not have blistering it is a superfuical sunburn if you have been out in the sun. You have chills because your internal body temperature is catching up with the outside. Ice to the area and a non-steroidal antiinflamatory like ibuprofen will help.

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Ice & nsai: As long as you do not have blistering it is a superfuical sunburn if you have been out in the sun. You have chills because your internal body temperature is catching up with the outside. Ice to the area and a non-steroidal antiinflamatory like ibuprofen will help.

Answered 7/12/2014

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Vert red sunburnt skin very warm to touch and i have had brief chills.... can i just treat at home with slow and ibuprofen? what do chills mean?

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