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

Sarcoidosis

Acute
Obligatory

Must not donate if:
a) Not recovered.

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.
'Additional Information" has been added.

Chronic
Obligatory

Must not donate.

Additional Information

Chronic sarcoidosis can cause a range of problems, particularly with the lungs but also with the heart, that may pose risks for a potential donor. The treatments used may also cause immunosuppression. For these reasons people with this condition should not donate.

Reason for Change

'Additional Information' has been added.

Update Information

This entry was last updated in
TDSG-CB Edition 203, Release 16