What may increase your risk of a problem from swollen glands or lumps under the skin?

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What may increase your risk of a problem from swollen glands or lumps under the skin?

Many conditions, lifestyle choices, medications, and diseases interfere with your body's 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 personal or family history of cancer
Surgery to remove the spleen

Lifestyle choices

Alcohol abuse or withdrawal
Drug abuse or withdrawal
Smoking or other tobacco use

Medications

Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
Medications to prevent organ transplant rejection
Medications to treat cancer (chemotherapy)
Radiation therapy

Diseases

Autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus
Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia or von Willebrand's disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Infectious mononucleosis

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Author	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Tracy Landauer
Primary Medical Reviewer	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology
Last Updated	May 8, 2007

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Last updated:	May 08, 2007
Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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