header
  Search CBBS Website

Handling a recall of prior collections from a donor who admits to a past diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

A transfusion medicine physician in New England has received a recall concerning a blood donor who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) 27 years prior to the index donation, and only recently called the blood collection center 'after the fact' with the information. The inquiring physician has done a cursory review of the literature and reports having found nothing on the potential transmissibility of MS by blood or plasma from a MS patient. He wonders if any colleagues have any experience and/or information in response to this question.

Please submit comments to the e-Network Forum.

Ira A. Shulman, MD
CBBS e-Network Forum Editor & Moderator
Printable PDF of this page


Posted: July 11, 2004

Addenda:

The e-Network Forum is supported in part by the California Blood Bank Society (CBBS) and the American Red Cross Blood Services (ARCBS) and endorses collegial discussion among blood banking and transfusion medicine professionals. However, neither the CBBS nor the ARCBS in any way endorse the specific views and opinions expressed in the forum. The forum is not intended as a substitute for medical or legal advice and the content should not be relied upon for any medical or legal purposes. Readers should make their own determinations as to: (i) what constitutes appropriate medical, technical, and administrative practices, and (ii) how best to comply with laws and regulations relevant to their questions. For the latter, they should consider consulting, as to any medical matters, a qualified physician, and, as to any legal matters, an attorney familiar with related state and federal laws. The user of the forum, by accessing same, assumes all risks arising out of such use and releases CBBS and their respective members, directors, officers and agents from and against any loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of such use of the Forum.