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Causes of Infection

This section discusses 311 medical conditions causing Infection. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Infection:

The following list of conditions have 'Infection' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • 22q11.2 deletion syndrome ... Recurrent infections

    A

  • Acanthocytosis ... recurring infections
  • Acute adult T-Cell leukemia ... infections
  • Acute bacterial prostatitis ... urinary tract infection
  • Acute erythroleukemia ... urinary tract infections, skin infections
  • Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency ... urinary tract infection
  • ADULT syndrome ... chronic skin infection
  • Adult T-Cell leukemia ... infections
  • Adult T-Cell lymphoma ... infections
  • Agammaglobulinemias, Primary ... bacterial infections
  • AIDS ... opportunistic infections
  • Alopecia immunodeficiency ... recurrent infections
  • Andrade's syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Anorexia Nervosa ... vulnerable to infections
  • Arcobacter infection ... blood infection
  • Arthritis - short stature - deafness ... recurrent infections
  • Arthrogryposis IUGR thoracic dystrophy ... recurrent infections
  • ARTS syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Atelectasis ... infection
  • Atransferrinemia ... recurrent infections
  • Aureobasidium pullulans exposure ... skin infection
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... Urinary tract infections
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... urinary tract infections

    B

  • B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia ... recurring infections
  • Biotin deficiency ... skin inflammation
  • Bladder diverticulum ... urinary tract infections
  • Bladder Incontinence (Pregnancy) ... Urinary tract infection
  • Blue Diaper Syndrome ... recurrent infections
  • Bone Marrow Conditions ... Infections
  • Bristleworm poisoning ... skin inflammation
  • Bullous Pemphigoid ... skin inflammation
  • Bébé Collodion syndrome ... infection

    C

  • Candidiasis ... skin inflammation
  • Century Plant poisoning ... skin inflammation
  • Chediak-Higashi Syndrome ... recurrent severe infections
  • Chemical poisoning - Acrylic acid ... skin inflammation
  • Chemical poisoning - Radium ... infections
  • Chemical-related eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Cholestatic jaundice -renal tubular insufficiency ... recurring infections
  • Chrome contact allergy ... skin inflammation
  • Chromosome 22q deletion ... recurrent infections
  • Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome ... recurrent infections
  • Chromosome 7, monosomy 7q3 ... recurrent infections
  • Chronic adult T-Cell leukemia ... infections
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease ... bacterial infections
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia ... infection
  • Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia ... high white cell count
  • Chronic neutropenia ... recurring infections
  • Chrysanthemum poisoning ... skin inflammation
  • Cobalt allergy ... skin inflammation
  • Complement component 2 deficiency ... frequent infection
  • Complement component deficiency ... gum infections
  • Complement receptor deficiency ... gum infections
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 2E ... recurring infections
  • Congenital megalo-ureter ... urinary tract infections
  • Craniofacial dysostosis - arthrogryposis - progeroid appearence ... recurring infections
  • Cyclic neutropenia ... skin infection

    D

  • Davenport-Donlan syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Diabetes ... Urinary tract infections, Skin infections
  • Diarrhea, Glucose-Stimulated Secretory, with Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... recurring infections
  • DiGeorge's syndrome ... recurrent infections
  • Dionisi-Vici-Sabetta-Gambarara syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Disseminated infection with mycobacterium avium complex ... blood infection
  • Dyshidrotic dermatitis ... inflamed skin

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia ... skin infection
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - central nervous system malformation ... recurring infections
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic with T-cell immunodeficiency, autosomal dominant ... recurring infections
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, with immune deficiency ... recurring infections
  • Eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Emanuel syndrome ... urinary tract infections
  • Environmental allergen related eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... skin inflammation
  • Epispadias ... Urinary tract infections
  • Erythema ... red skin inflammation
  • Erythrodermic eczema ... inflamed skin

    F

  • Follicular dendritic cell tumor ... recurring infections
  • Fungemia ... infections

    G

  • Glanders ... blood infection
  • Group A Streptococcal Infections ... skin infection

    H

  • Hand-Schüller-Christian Syndrome ... frequent infection
  • Hemophagocytic reticulosis ... recurring infections
  • Hepatic Venoocclusive Disease with immunodeficiency ... recurring infections
  • Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2 ... recurring infections
  • Heterotopia, periventricular, autosomal recessive ... recurring infections
  • HIV/AIDS ... opportunistic infections, bacterial infections, severe herpes infections
  • Hobo spider poisoning ... eschar
  • Holoprosencephaly, recurrent infections, and monocytosis ... recurring infections
  • Hydatidosis ... infection
  • Hyper-IgE Syndrome ... Staphylococcus aureus infections
  • Hyper-IgM Syndrome ... opportunistic infections
  • Hypercalciuria, childhood idiopathic ... urinary tract infections

    I

  • ICF syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Idiopathic chronic severe neutropenia ... recurring infections
  • Irritant contact eczema ... inflamed skin

    L

  • Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis ... frequent infection
  • Large granular lymphocyte leukemia ... recurring infections
  • Leiner Disease ... recurrent infections
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic ... infection
  • Leukemia, T-Cell ... frequent infection
  • Leukemia, T-Cell, Acute ... frequent infection
  • Leukemia, T-cell, chronic ... recurring infections
  • Leukocyte Adhesion Defect ... severe bacterial infections, severe fungal infections, gum infections, skin infections
  • Lissencephaly - immunodeficiency ... recurring infections
  • Low birth weight - dwarfism - dysgammaglobulinemia ... recurring infections
  • Lutz-Richner-Landolt syndrome ... recurrent infections
  • Lyme disease ... Chronic skin disorders

    M

  • Mac Duffie's syndrome ... skin inflammation
  • Metabolic disorders ... recurring infections
  • MHC class 1 or class 2 deficiency ... bacterial infections
  • Mucormycosis ... skin infection
  • Mycobacterium Fortuitum ... skin infection
  • Myelocerebellar disorder ... infections
  • Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease ... recurring infections
  • Myelokathexis syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Myeloperoxidase deficiency ... recurring infections

    N

  • Natal teeth intestinal pseudoobstruction patent ductus ... recurring infections
  • Natal teeth, intestinal pseudoobstruction and patent ductus ... recurring infections
  • Neuroblastoma ... vulnerability to infections
  • Neutropenia - monocytopenia - deafness ... recurring infections
  • Neutropenia, severe chronic ... recurring infections
  • Nezelof's syndrome ... urinary tract infections, skin infections
  • Nickel contact allergy ... skin inflammation
  • Nosocomial infections ... Infection

    O

  • Oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome, type Preus ... recurring infections
  • Omphalomesenteric cyst ... infection
  • Onycho-tricho-dysplasia - neutropenia ... recurring infections
  • Onychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia ... recurring infections
  • Onychotrichodysplasia, chronic neutropenia and mental retardation syndrome ... recurring infections

    P

  • Pellagra ... skin inflammation
  • Phaeohyphomycosis ... Skin infection, Skin inflammation
  • Phototoxic eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Polychondritis ... skin inflammation
  • Polycystic kidney disease ... Urinary tract infections
  • Polycystic kidney disease, infantile type ... urinary tract infections
  • Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1 ... chronic candida infections
  • Porphyria, hereditary coproporphyria ... chronic skin disorders
  • Posterior valve, urethra ... urinary tract infection
  • Postoperative Abdominal Wound Dehiscence ... Skin inflammation
  • Primary agammaglobulinemia ... bacterial infections
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis ... secondary infection symptoms
  • Prostatitis ... urinary tract infection
  • PUPPPS ... Skin inflammation
  • Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency ... urinary tract infections, skin infections
  • Pyridoxine deficiency ... skin inflammation

    R

  • Radiation sickness ... recurrent infections
  • Rat-bite fever ... skin inflammation
  • Recurrent infections - short stature - hypopigmentation - coarse face ... recurring infections
  • Renal segmental hypoplasia-induced Hypertension ... urinary tract infections
  • Retinopathy - aplastic anemia - neurological abnormalities ... recurring infections
  • Rhodococcus equi ... blood infection
  • Rombo syndrome ... chronic skin infection

    S

  • Sacral hemangiomas - multiple congenital abnormalities ... chronic skin infection
  • SCID ... chronic skin infections, frequent infection, skin infections, recurrent infections
  • Scleroderma ... skin inflammation
  • Selective IgA Deficiency ... recurring infections
  • Serratia ... skin infection, urinary tract infection
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency with sensitivity to ionizing radiation ... frequent infection
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency, T- B+ due to JAK3 deficiency ... recurring infections
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency, X-linked ... recurring infections
  • Severe congenital neutropenia ... gum infections
  • Siccardi syndrome ... recurrent infections
  • Sickle Cell Anemia ... recurring infections, recurrent infections
  • Skin allergies ... Skin inflammation
  • Skin allergy ... skin inflammation
  • Skin conditions ... Skin inflammation
  • Skin rash ... Skin inflammation
  • Smoldering adult T-Cell leukemia ... infections
  • Spirurida Infections ... skin inflammation
  • Spleen neoplasm ... recurring infections
  • Spondylocostal dysostosis, autosomal recessive ... recurring infections
  • Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency ... recurring infections
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ... blood infection, urinary tract infection
  • Streptococcal Group A invasive disease ... blood infection
  • Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... soft tissues infection
  • Stress-related eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Sulfone syndrome ... skin inflammation

    T

  • T-cell immunodeficiency primary ... recurring infections
  • Temperature-related eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Thong-Douglas-Ferrante syndrome ... recurring infections
  • Transcobalamin 2 deficiency ... infections
  • Type 2 diabetes ... Urinary tract infections, Skin infections

    U

  • Urachal cancer ... Urinary tract infection
  • Urachal cyst ... Urinary tract infection
  • Urethral obstruction sequence ... Urinary tract infections
  • Urinary tract infections ... Childhood urinary tract infection symptoms
  • Urofacial syndrome ... Urinary tract infection

    V

  • Varicose eczema ... inflamed skin
  • Vesicoureteral reflux ... Infection
  • Von Gierke disease IB ... recurring infections

    W

  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ... opportunistic infections, severe recurrent infections, recurrent infections

    X

  • X-linked agammaglobulinaemia ... Skin infections
  • X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia ... frequent pus-producing infections
  • X-linked alpha thalassemia mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X) ... Urinary tract infections
  • Xanthine oxydase deficiency ... Urinary tract infection
  • Xanthinuria ... Urinary tract infection

    Y

  • Yellow sac spider poisoning ... eschar
  • Yusho disease ... Recurrent infections

    Z

  • ZAP70 deficiency ... Recurrent infections
  • Zygomycosis ... skin infection

    Conditions listing medical complications: Infection:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Infection' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy ... infection
  • Agranulocytosis ... bacterial infections
  • Alzheimer disease 10 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 12 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 13 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 14 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 15 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 16 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 5 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 6 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 7 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 8 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease 9 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques ... infection
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 ... infection
  • Alzheimer's Disease ... Infections
  • Anorexia Nervosa ... infections
  • Arcobacter butzleri infection ... blood infection
  • Arcobacter cryaerophilus infection ... blood infection
  • Aspergillosis ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis 1 ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis 2 ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis 3 ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis 4 ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis 5 ... skin infection
  • Atopic dermatitis 6 ... skin infection
  • Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome ... opportunistic infections
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... Urinary tract infections

    B

  • BEEC ... urinary tract infections
  • Benign Prostate Hyperplasia ... urinary tract infections
  • Bluefarb-Stewart syndrome ... skin infection

    C

  • CAMFAK syndrome ... Infection
  • Campylobacter fetus infection ... blood infection, urinary tract infection
  • Campylobacter jejuni infection ... blood infection, urinary tract infection
  • Chemical-related eczema ... skin infection
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... opportunistic infections
  • Congenital giant megaureter ... infection
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... infections
  • Crohn's disease ... infections
  • Cystinuria ... urinary tract infection

    D

  • De Lange 1 ... infection
  • Digestive duplication ... infection
  • Discoid eczema ... infection
  • Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease ... infection

    E

  • Early-onset Alzheimer's ... infection
  • Eating disorders ... infections
  • Eczema ... skin infection, staphylococcal skin infections, streptococcal skin infections, infection, recurrent skin infections
  • Environmental allergen related eczema ... skin infection
  • Epidermolysis bullosa ... infection
  • Epidermolysis bullosa intraepidermic ... skin infection
  • Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation ... skin infection
  • Epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia ... skin infection
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, dermolytic ... skin infection
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign ... skin infection
  • Erythrodermic eczema ... skin infection

    F

  • Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease ... infection
  • Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ... infection

    G

  • Gaucher Disease ... infection
  • Gaucher disease type 1 ... infection
  • Gaucher disease type 2 ... infection
  • Gaucher disease type 3 ... infection
  • Gravitational eczema ... infection
  • Gräsbeck-Imerslund disease ... infections

    H

  • Hand eczema ... skin infection
  • Hip Replacement ... infection
  • HIV/AIDS ... opportunistic infections
  • Human bite ... skin infection
  • Hydronephrosis with Peculiar Facies ... urinary tract infection
  • Hyper-IgM Syndrome ... opportunistic infections

    I

  • Imerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome ... infections
  • Immune deficiency conditions ... Opportunistic infections
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ... bacterial infections
  • Inverted smile - occult nephropathic bladder ... urinary tract infection
  • Irritant contact eczema ... skin infection

    J

  • Juvenile tropical pancreatitis syndrome ... recurring infections

    L

  • Lamellar ichthyosis ... skin infections
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, autosomal dominant form ... skin infections
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 1 ... skin infections
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 2 ... skin infections
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 3 ... skin infections
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 5 ... skin infections
  • Late-onset Alzheimer's ... infection
  • Lichen simplex chronicus ... infection
  • Lupus ... Infection
  • Lymphoedema tarda ... infection

    M

  • Malignant Jaundice ... infection
  • Megaloblastic Anemia 1 ... infections
  • Moccasin snake poisoning ... infection
  • Mohave Rattle snake poisoning ... infection

    N

  • Nephrocalcinosis ... urinary tract infection
  • Nephrotic syndrome ... recurrent infections
  • Neurodermatitis ... infection
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type II ... infection
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV ... skin infections
  • Neutropenia ... bacterial infections

    O

  • Obstructive biliary disease ... infection

    P

  • Pancreatitis ... infection
  • Pasteurella multocida ... urinary tract infection
  • Pearson's anemia ... severe infection
  • Pemphigus Foliaceus ... skin infection
  • Polycystic kidney disease ... urinary tract infections
  • Primary hyperoxaluria type 2 ... urinary tract infection
  • Primary Immune Deficiency ... opportunistic infections

    R

  • Rattle snake poisoning ... infection
  • Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease ... infection

    S

  • Sea snake poisoning ... infection
  • Secondary Reflux ... infection
  • Selective IgA Deficiency ... opportunistic infections
  • Selective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria ... infections
  • Short Bowel Syndrome ... bacterial infections
  • Sickle Cell Anemia ... recurrent infections
  • Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... infection
  • Stress-related eczema ... skin infection
  • Sump Syndrome ... infection

    T

  • Temperature-related eczema ... skin infection
  • Transplants ... opportunistic infections
  • Trichomoniasis ... Urinary tract infections

    U

  • Urofacial syndrome ... urinary tract infection

    V

  • Vesicoureteral reflux ... Urinary tract infection, infection
  • Vesicoureteral Reflux 1 ... infection
  • Vesicoureteral Reflux 2 ... infection

    More Information About Infection

    List of 311 causes of Infection

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Infection in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Infection

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Infection as a side effect.

    • Ervevax - Severe infection
    • Pluserix - Severe infection
    • Olanzapine - Severe infection
    • Zyprexa - Severe infection
    • Alclomethasone
    [See detailed list of 112 drug side effect causes of Infection]

    Drug interaction causes of Infection:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Infection.

    • Anakinra and Etanercept interaction
    • Kineret and Etanercept interaction
    • Anakinra and TNF-blocking agent interaction
    • Kineret and TNF-blocking agent interaction
    • Efalizumab and other immune suppressant drug interaction
    [See detailed list of 15 drug interaction causes of Infection]

    Medical Textbooks about Infection

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Infection. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Infection (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
     

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