Many conditions, medications, and diseases interfere with the ability
to heal or fight infection. Your child may be at risk for a more serious
problem if he or she has any of the following. Be sure to tell your child's
health professional.
Conditions
- A hip problem or condition present since birth
(congenital defect)
- Previous injury
- Previous surgery to
hip area
Medications
- Blood-thinning medications, such as warfarin,
heparin, and aspirin
- Chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Corticosteroids,
such as prednisone
- Medications to prevent organ transplant rejection
Diseases
- Cancer
- Cerebral
palsy
- Diabetes
- Hemophilia
- Human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura (ITP)
- Inherited bone disease
- Juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis
- Kidney
disease
- Lupus
- Malnutrition or an eating disorder such
as anorexia nervosa or bulimia
- Muscular
dystrophy
- Osteomyelitis
- Septic
arthritis
- Septic bursitis
- Sickle cell anemia
