Asthma - Tissue - live donors

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

Taking, or has completed, oral or parenteral steroids within the last 7 days.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Infection, general
• Steroid therapy

Additional information

Steroid therapy can hide the signs and symptoms of infection. Tissue from an infected donor could be dangerous to the person receiving them.

Reason for change:

Entry carried over from previous Edition.

Version details:

TL-DSG Edition 203 Release 02 (03 December 2007)