What may increase your child's risk for a problem from a rash?
Many conditions, medications, and diseases interfere with your child's ability to heal or fight infection. Your child may be at risk for a more serious problem from his or her symptoms if any of the following are present. Be sure to tell your child's health professional.
Conditions
- Abnormally slow growth and development
- Exposure to a contagious disease
- History of allergies, such as hay fever or asthma
- Premature birth
- Recent immunization
- Recent tick bite (exposure to Lyme disease)
- Recent travel outside of the United States
- Starting a new medication
- Surgery to remove the spleen (splenectomy)
Medications
- Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
- Medications to prevent organ transplant rejection
- Medications used to treat cancer (chemotherapy)
- Radiation therapy
Diseases
- Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Cancer
- Chronic skin conditions, such as eczema (atopic dermatitis), psoriasis, or contact dermatitis
- Diabetes
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Kawasaki disease
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Sickle cell disease
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS | Last Updated: August 1, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology | |
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