Reference Source

Skin Disease, Rash, Acne

For Skin Disease, Rash, Acne, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is no waiting period; condition is as long as the skin over the vein to be used to collect blood is not affected; if the skin disease has become infected, wait until the infection has cleared; outcome is accept, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Skin Disease, Rash, Acne
Blood service
American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
no waiting period
Condition
as long as the skin over the vein to be used to collect blood is not affected; if the skin disease has become infected, wait until the infection has cleared verified
Outcome
accept our reading
Sourceredcrossblood.org
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

Acceptable as long as the skin over the vein to be used to collect blood is not affected. If the skin disease has become infected, wait until the infection has cleared before donating. Taking antibiotics to control acne does not disqualify you from donating.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.