ACCEPT:

• If donor had neonatal jaundice
• If donor had jaundice because of Gilbert’s disease (if donor is not currently jaundiced)
• If the donor had jaundice or hepatitis before their 13th birthday, from which they have made a complete recovery, even if a definitive diagnosis was not made
• If they had jaundice on or after their 13th birthday and the jaundice was non-viral in nature and a definite cause was established and the donor made a complete recovery (e.g. the donor had gallstones)

 DEFER:

• For 6 months after complete recovery if they had jaundice due to hepatitis A, at any age
• For 6 months after complete recovery if they had jaundice due to glandular fever
• The donor if they are clinically jaundiced at the donor clinic

 PERMANENTLY EXCLUDE:

• If donor had jaundice after their 13th birthday and the cause is not known
• If jaundice was due to viral hepatitis or if the aetiology is unknown 
• If the jaundice was due to malignancy or the treatment of malignancy

SEE IF RELEVANT

• GALL BLADDER DISEASE
•  HEPATITIS
• HEPATITIS A VIRUS (HAV)
• HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV)
• HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV)
• HEPATITIS E VIRUS (HEV)
• HEPATITIS OF UNKNOWN CAUSE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Many conditions can cause jaundice. The concern is with infectious causes such as viral hepatitis that could be transmitted by blood transfusion