Skin disease - Tissue - Deceased Donors

Essential information

Obligatory

1. Must not donate if:
   1. The condition is infected or infectious.
   2. Malignant.
      
      
2. Skin donor:
   Must not donate:
   1. If the skin disease is part of a generalised condition.
   2. Affected skin.

Discretionary

1. Eyes:
   1. If related to malignancy, see Malignancy.
   2. If any infection is bacterial and the corneas are to be stored by organ culture, accept.
      
      
2. Skin:
   If malignancy was a basal cell carcinoma and treatment is completed, accept unaffected skin only.
   
   
3. Other tissues:
   If malignancy was a basal cell carcinoma and treatment is completed, accept.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Dermatitis
• Infection, general
• Malignancy
• Psoriasis

Reason for change:

Discretions have been added for 'Eyes' and 'Skin'. 'Malignancy' has been added to 'Obligatory' and additional links have been included.

Version details:

TD-DSG Edition 203 Release 02 (01 November 2007)