Jaundice - Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

1. Jaundiced or has a history of jaundice.
2. If the cause of the jaundice was viral see the specific entry for that condition.
3. If the cause of the jaundice was not known, treat as Hepatitis of unknown origin.

Discretionary

1. 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.
2. If due to Gilbert's syndrome, accept.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Gall bladder disease
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis E
• Hepatitis of unknown origin
• Liver disease

Additional information

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

Reason for change:

In 'Obligatory' the link to Hepatitis B' has been changed to 'Hepatitis of Unknown Origin'. There have been other minor changes to improve clarity and to avoid the unnecessary exclusion of donors.

Version details:

BM-DSG Edition 203 Release 02 (11 December 2007)