While assessing a client, a nurse finds that a client's cheek epidermal skin is dry and reddened with blisters. The client reports pain and tenderness at the area. On further assessment, the nurse finds that there is no breakage in the epidermal skin layer. Which reason does the nurse suspect behind this condition in the client?

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Overexposure to the sun can cause the skin to become dry, reddened, and blistered without necessarily breaking the skin, consistent with the symptoms described.

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