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Hidradenitis Suppurativa — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))

What is the waiting period for Hidradenitis Suppurativa — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?

For Hidradenitis Suppurativa, waiting period is permanent exclusion; condition is if you have ever had Hidradenitis suppurativa; outcome is permanent exclusion; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

You are not eligible to donate if you have ever had Hidradenitis suppurativa.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

permanent exclusion
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
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Criterion
Hidradenitis Suppurativa verified
Blood service
American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
permanent exclusion
Condition
if you have ever had Hidradenitis suppurativa verified
Outcome
permanent exclusion our reading

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