Porphyria - Tissue - deceased donors

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

Suffers from porphyria.

Discretionary

If the potential donor suffers from acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), varigate porphyria (VP), hereditary coproporphyria (HCP), erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) or congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), accept for all tissues except skin.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Hepatitis

Additional information

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is almost always an acquired condition associated with underlying liver disease, usually hepatitis of viral or unknown origin.

Porphyrias may be associated with skin lesions.

Reason for change:

This is a new entry.

Version details:

TD-DSG Edition 203 Release 11 (06 December 2011)