The immune system is working continuously to prevent and control infections, but if its function is impaired, the patient's susceptibility to infections increases and they may suffer from repeated or recurrent infection.
Most common diseases
Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder
The most common symptom of PIDD is an increased susceptibility to infection. [symptoma.com]
Abstract: Patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases most often are recognized because of their increased susceptibility to infection (chronic or recurrent infections [asmscience.org]
susceptibility to infection. [lls.org]
Papillon Lefevre Disease
Other symptoms of PLS may include pyogenic skin infections, nail dystrophy, hyperhidrosis, increased susceptibility to infection, and ectopic cranial calcifications (Laass [genedx.com]
The disease is characterized by palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, loss of deciduous and permanent teeth and increased susceptibility to infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
susceptibility to infections in PLS patients is not clear, but it is attributed to the dysfunction in neutrophil motility to bacterial infection. [idoj.in]
Common Cold
susceptibility to infections. [ingentaconnect.com]
Some rhinovirus serotypes also upregulate ICAM-1 expression on human epithelial cells to increase susceptibility to infection. [emedicine.medscape.com]
The general public and public health authorities should therefore keep this in mind and take appropriate measures to prevent increases in morbidity and mortality during winter [ingentaconnect.com]
Vulvitis
Women with diabetes may develop vulvitis because the sugar content of their cells is higher, increasing susceptibility to infection. [ourbodiesourselves.org]
Women who have diabetes also have an increased risk of developing vulvitis because a high blood sugar content increases susceptibility to infections. [womenshealth.about.com]
Vulvitis often accompanies vaginal infections. Stress, inadequate diet, and poor hygiene can increase the likelihood of vaginal infections. [ourbodiesourselves.org]
Upper Respiratory Infection
[…] to infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Publisher Full Text Can exercise affect immune function to increase susceptibility to infection? [unboundmedicine.com]
The presence of upper respiratory infection is an additional factor increasing the susceptibility of small children to hypoxemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Recurrent Neisseria Infections due to Factor D Deficiency
[…] by increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, particularly Neisseria infections, due to a defect in the alternative complement pathway. [malacards.org]
Properdin deficiency is also associated with increased susceptibility to infection with Neisseria organisms. [clinicaladvisor.com]
Disorders of the complement cascade may or may not result in increased susceptibility to infections. [antimicrobe.org]
Complement Deficiency Syndrome
C3 27 Bacterial infections, SLE-like syndrome C4 26 SLE-like syndrome, encapsulated bacterial infections C1-INH 2-10:100,000 Angioedema MBL 2-7% UK population Increased susceptibility [sinobiological.com]
susceptibility to infections, problems encountered depend on which pathway is affected. [icd10data.com]
There are more than 150 PID diseases, and PID leads to increased susceptibility to infection. Most of the PIDs present with only B-cell defects (Fig 1). [pedsinreview.aappublications.org]
Immunodeficiency due to Ficolin 3 Deficiency
Some patients may show increased susceptibility to infection in the perinatal or neonatal period, whereas others may show autoimmune features as adults. [diseaseinfosearch.org]
Decreased MBL levels may be associated with increased susceptibility to infections when the adaptive immune system is immature (in early childhood) 12 or has been suppressed [labcorp.com]
[…] the overall susceptibility of an individual to infectious disease and predisposes to greater severity when infections occur. [labcorp.com]
Viral Lower Respiratory Infection
Contrary to what people may think, other factors, such as becoming chilled, wet, or tired, do not cause colds or increase a child's susceptibility to infection. [msdmanuals.com]
Vaginal Candidiasis
Use of spermicidal jellies and creams increases susceptibility to infection by altering the vaginal flora and increasing the adhesion of Candida organisms. [aafp.org]
Causes Several factors increase susceptibility to yeast infections, particularly pregnancy, prolonged antibiotic use and perhaps birth control pills (still being debated). [healthcentral.com]
Some of the risk factors that increase the susceptibility for a woman to develop vaginal Candida infection include: Antibiotic therapy Pregnancy Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus [myhealth.gov.my]