What may increase your risk for problems from your facial symptoms?
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
- A history of previous facial problems, allergies, or sinus infections
- A problem or condition present since birth (congenital), such as a deviated septum
- Previous injury
- Previous surgery to injured area
- A history of dental problems, such as malocclusion, or jaw problems, such as temporomandibular (TM) disorder
- Surgery to remove the spleen
Lifestyle choices
- Alcohol abuse or withdrawal
- Drug abuse or withdrawal
- Facial piercings
- Smoking or other tobacco use
Medications
- Blood-thinning medications, such as warfarin (Coumadin) or aspirin
- Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
- Medications to prevent organ transplant rejection
- Medications used to treat cancer (chemotherapy)
- Radiation therapy
Diseases
- Arthritis
- Bleeding problems, such as hemophilia or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Giant cell arteritis
- Glaucoma
- Herpes zoster (shingles)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Inherited bone disease, such as osteomyelitis or osteoporosis
- Kidney disease
- Lupus
- Lyme disease
- Malnutrition or an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia
- Migraine, tension, or cluster headaches
- Multiple sclerosis
- Sickle cell disease
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS | Last Updated: May 15, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine | |
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