| Obligatory | Must not donate if: b) Less than five years from both finishing all treatment and full recovery. |
| Discretionary | If more than five years since finishing all treatment and full recovery, accept. |
| Additional Information | Acute sarcoidosis is normally a self limiting disease and does not require treatment in about 90% of cases. The cause is not known but there appears to be an immune defect that can run in families. Because of the uncertainty with this condition, only potential donors who have fully recovered and been off all treatment for at least five years may donate. |
| Reason for Change | To align the guidance with that for blood donors, new guidance to accept donors who required treatment but who have made a full recovery and have been off all treatment for at least five years has been added.
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