Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of dermatitis solaris (sunburn).
Family history
Social history
- What is your occupation?
- Are you frequently outdoors? If so, do you regularly use sunscreen?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What complaints have you noticed?
- How long have these changes existed?
- Where are the changes in the skin localized?
- Do these changes hurt or itch?
- Before the symptomatology began, were you exposed to the sun or any artificial source of radiation?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Previous diseases (skin diseases)
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Drug history (see also under “Photosensitizing drugs“).
