What may increase your child's risk for problems from urinary symptoms?

Many conditions, medicines, and diseases interfere with the ability to heal or fight infection. Your child may be at risk for a more serious problem from his or her symptoms if he or she has any of the following. Be sure to tell your child's health professional.

Conditions

• History of nephrotic syndrome
• History of previous urinary tract infection
• Prematurity or abnormally slow growth and development
• Previous surgery on the urinary tract
• Recent catheterization or has a catheter in place
• Structural deformities of the urinary tract
• Uncircumcised

Medicines

• Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
• Medicine that causes difficulty urinating, such as Actifed, Benadryl, Chlor-Trimeton, Dimetapp, Robitussin Cough and Cold, Tavist, or Phenergan
• Medicines used to treat cancer (chemotherapy)
• Radiation therapy

Diseases

• An impaired immune system
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Sickle cell disease