JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Skin Disease

Obligatory

1. Must not donate if:
a) The condition is infected or infectious.

b) Malignant.

2. Skin Donor:
Must not donate:

a) If the skin disease is part of a generalized condition.

b) Affected skin.

Discretionary

1. Eyes:
a) If related to malignancy, see Malignancy.

b) If any infection is bacterial and the corneas are to be stored by organ culture, accept.

2. Skin:
If malignancy was a Basal Cell Carcinoma and treatment is completed, accept unaffected skin only.

3. Other Tissues:
If malignancy was a Basal Cell Carcinoma and treatment is completed, accept.

See if Relevant

Dermatitis
Infection - General
Malignancy
Psoriasis

Reason for Change

Discretions have been added for 'Eyes' and 'Skin'.

'Malignancy' has been added to 'Obligatory' and additional links have been included.

Update Information

This entry was last updated in
TDSG-DD Edition 203, Release 02