DEFER:

• For 2 weeks from date of full recovery and off all antibiotics for one week

PERMANENTLY EXCLUDE:

• If associated with malignancy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pleurisy is a condition in which the pleura — a membrane consisting of a layer of tissue that lines the inner side of the chest cavity and a layer of tissue that surrounds the lungs — becomes inflamed. Also called pleuritis, pleurisy causes sharp chest pain (pleuritic pain) that worsens during breathing. A variety of underlying conditions can cause pleurisy. Treatment of pleurisy involves pain control and treating the underlying condition

It is deemed a risk to donor safety to accept a donor with pleurisy