Many conditions, lifestyle choices, medications, and diseases
interfere with your ability to heal or fight infection. You may be at risk for
a more serious problem from your symptoms if you have any of the following. Be
sure to tell your health professional.
Conditions
- Age over 60
- Baby or young child
- Past serious reaction, such as:
- A severe allergic reaction
(anaphylaxis)
- Skin sensitivity
- Serum
sickness
- Toxic reaction
- A large skin reaction
- Recent travel
- Surgery to remove the
spleen
Lifestyle choices
- Alcohol abuse or withdrawal
- Drug abuse or
withdrawal
- Smoking or other tobacco use
Medications
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors,
including captopril (such as Capoten), enalapril maleate (such as Vasotec), or
lisinopril (such as Prinivil, Zestril, or Zestoretic)
- Beta-blockers, such as Inderal or
Lopressor
- Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
- Medications to prevent organ transplant rejection
- Medications used to treat cancer
(chemotherapy)
- Radiation therapy
Diseases
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Heart
disease
- High blood pressure
- Human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection
- Lung disease, such as asthma or
COPD
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Sickle cell
disease
