Jaundice

Must not donate if:
a) Jaundiced or has a history of jaundice.

b) If the cause of the jaundice was viral see the specific A-Z index entry for that condition.

c) If the jaundice was related to malignancy or to its treatment.

d) If the cause of the jaundice was not known, treat as Hepatitis of Unknown Cause.

a) If fully recovered from a non-viral cause of jaundice (this includes, but is not limited to, physiological jaundice of the newborn, gall stones and drug reactions), accept.

b) If due to Gilbert's syndrome and not visibly jaundiced, accept.

Gall Bladder Disease
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis of Unknown Cause
Liver Disease
Malignancy

Transfusion laboratories are unlikely to use blood that appears jaundiced. This means any visibly jaundiced donation is likely to be wasted.

Many things can cause jaundice. The concern is with infectious causes that might be passed on by a transfusion.

A new 'Obligatory' entry for jaundice related to 'Malignancy' has been added together with links to 'Hepatitis of Unknown Cause' and to 'Malignancy'.

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Please do not contact this web site for personal medical queries, as we are not in a position to provide individual answers.