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

Porphyria

ObligatoryMust not donate if:
Suffers from porphyria.
DiscretionaryIf the potential donor suffers from Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP), Varigate Porphyria (VP), Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP), Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) or Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria (CEP), accept.
See if RelevantHepatitis
Additional InformationPorphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) is almost always an acquired condition associated with underlying liver disease, usually hepatitis of viral or unknown origin.
Reason for ChangeThis is a new guideline.

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This entry was last updated in
TDSG-LD Edition 203, Release 11