| Obligatory | See: Is there an entry for the condition? Must not donate if: The donor has needed treatment to suppress the condition in the last 12 months. |
| Discretionary | Eyes: If no ocular involvement, accept. |
| See if Relevant | If treated with immunoglobulin or plasma exchange or filtration: Immunosuppression Transfusion |
| Additional Information | Treatment to suppress the condition may be with steroids, immunosuppressive drugs, antimetabolites, antibodies directed against parts of the immune system as well as other therapies. These will affect the donor's immune system. This may make the donor more susceptible to certain types of infection and also will make some infections more difficult to diagnose. Autoimmune disease is caused by the body attacking itself. This is with antibodies that are in the fluid part of the blood (plasma), and with immune cells directly attacking target cells in the part/s of the body affected. |
| Reason for Change | A link to Immunosuppression has been added. |