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About the Anthony Nolan Medical Guidelines

Please note that this guide is primarily intended as a reference tool for Anthony Nolan staff and affiliated Anthon Nolan Recruitment Groups. It is not a guide intended for direct distribution to the general public, although it is available for public viewing if required.

The list is not exhaustive; therefore, particular cases may require further clarification by our Medical Officer.


IN SUCH CASES PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: The volunteer should be asked to complete an application form giving full details of their medical status ensuring that the following information is given:

  • Name of medical condition.
  • Date of diagnosis.
  • Name of medication(s) taken.
  • Length of time medication has been taken.
  • Is the medication seen as a short course or long-term prescription?
  • Does the volunteer have any limitations to life-style?
  • Is the volunteer’s condition regularly assessed by GP/Consultant?

Once the application has been reviewed the donor will be contacted and informed of the decision.


This list is in place to help us recruit medically eligible volunteer blood stem cell donors. We have a duty to ensure that volunteer donors are put at minimal risk whilst also considering the safety and outcome for transplant recipients.

The criteria, which we use to assess the suitability of a volunteer to donate, are considerably more stringent than those taken into consideration for volunteers undergoing a procedure for their own medical health status.


If you have any queries please contact The Anthony Nolan Donor Support Team as follows:


Telephone 0303 303 0303 (9am – 5pm) and ask for The Donor Support Team or E-mail: info@anthonynolan.org

Index of Conditions

A

Accident, See Fracture and/or Operation

Acetylcholinesterase Deficiency

Achondroplasia

Acitretin, See Acne

Acne

Acoustic Neuroma

Acoustic Schwannoma, See Acoustic Neuroma

Acromegaly

Actinic Prurigo

Acupuncture

ADD, See Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Addiction and Drug Abuse

Addison Disease

Adenocarcinoma, See Malignancy

Adenoma

ADHD, See Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Adrenal Hyperplasia, See Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

African Trypanosomiasis

AIDS, See HIV

Albino

Alcohol Intake

Allergy

Alopecia Areata

Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Alpha Mannosidosis

Alports Syndrome

Anaemia

Anaesthetic Complications

Angina, See Heart, Coronary Artery Disease

Animal Bite

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Anthrax Vaccine, See Immunisation

Anti-Inflammatory Drug, See Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome

Antibiotic Treatment

Antibodies

Anticoagulants

Anticonvulsants, See Epilepsy

Antithrombin Deficiency, See Thrombophilia

Anxiety Disorder

Aortic Regurgitation, See Heart, Valve Disease

Aortic Stenosis, See Heart, Valve Disease

Aortic Valve Disease, See Heart, Valve Disease

Arnold-Chiari Syndrome

Arrhythmia, See Heart, Arrhythmia

Arthrogryposis

Arthroscopy, See Surgery

Asperger Syndrome

Aspirin, See Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Asthma

Atherosclerosis, See Heart, Coronary Artery Disease

Atrial Fibrillation, See Heart, Arrhythmia

Atrial Myxoma, See Myxoma

Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), See Heart, Congenital Defect

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Avascular Necrosis

Avodart, See Dutasteride

Avulsion Fracture (Other Than Spinal), See Fracture

Avulsion Fracture (Spinal), See Back Conditions

B

B12 Deficiency

Babesiosis

Back Conditions

Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO)

Basal Cell Carcinoma

BCG Vaccination, See Immunisation

Bells Palsy

Benign Ethnic Neutropenia, See Neutropenia

Benign Intracranial Hypertension, See Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Benign Positional Vertigo

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Berger Disease, See IgA Nephropathy

Beta Blockers, See Medications

Beta Thalassemia, See Haemoglobin Disorder

Bilateral Scleritis, See Eye Disease

Bilharzia, See Schistosomiasis

Bipolar Affective Disorder

Bisexual, See Sexual Orientation

Bleeding Disorder

Blocked Artery (Heart), See Heart, Coronary Artery Disease

Blood Pressure, See Hypertension

Blood Transfusion, See Transfusion

Body Piercing

Bone Density (Abnormal), See Osteoporosis

Bone Graft, See Operation and/or Back Condition

Borreliosis, See Lyme Disease

Bowens Disease, See Malignancy

BPH, See Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Brain Surgery, See Neurosurgery

Brain Tumour

Breast Augmentation (Implants)

Bronchiectasis

Brown-Sequard Syndrome, See Central Nervous System Disease

Brucellosis

Bursitis

C

C1 Esterase Inhibitor Deficiency

Cancer, See Malignancy

Candida Infection

Candidiasis, See Candida Infection

Carcinoid Syndrome, See Malignancy

Cardiac Failure, See Heart, Muscle Disease

Cardiac Syndrome X, See Heart, Coronary Artery Disease

Cardiomegaly, See Heart, Muscle Disease

Cardiomyopathy, See Heart, Muscle Disease

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Cat-Scratch Fever, See Infection, Acute

Causalgia

Cellulitis, See Infection, Acute

Central Nervous System Disease

Cerebral Malaria, See Malaria

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebroretinal Angiomatosis

Cerebrovascular Accident, See Stroke

Cervical Carcinoma In-Situ

Cervical Smear, See Cervical Carcinoma In-Situ

Cervical Spondylosis, See Back Conditions

Chagas Disease, See South American Trypanosomiasis

Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome, See Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy

Chicken Pox

Chlamydia, See Infection, Acute

Cholecystectomy, See Surgery

Cholecystitis, See Gall-Bladder Disease

Chondromalacia Patellae

Christmas Disease, See Bleeding Disorder

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, See Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cirrhosis

CJD, See Prion-Associated Disease

Clap, See Gonorrhoea

Clinical Trial

Coagulation Disorder, See Bleeding Disorder or Thrombophilia

Coccydynia, See Back Conditions

Coeliac Disease

Cold

Coldsore

Colitis

Cone Biopsy

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Congenital Dwarfism

Congenital Naevus

Congo Fever

Conn Syndrome

Conversion Disorder

COPD

Corneal Transplant

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary Thrombosis

Cow Pox

Coxsackie Virus

Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease

Crigler-Najjar Sydrome

Crimean Fever

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

Crohns Disease

Crush Fracture (Spinal)

Cushing Syndrome/Disease

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Carrier

Cystinuria

Cysts

Cytomegalovirus

D

Darier Disease

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Dengue Fever

Depression

Dermatitis

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Dermatomyositis

Dextrocardia

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Mellitus

Diamond-Blackfan Syndrome

Diclofenac

Disabled Volunteer

Disc (Removal/Micro Discectomy)

Disc Protrusion/Prolapse

Discoid Lupus

Diverticulitis

Double-Jointed

Down Syndrome

Drug Abuse

Drug Treatment

Drug Trial

Duodenal Ulcer

Duplex Kidney

Dutasteride

Dwarfism

Dysentery

Dysfibrinogenaemia

Dyspepsia

Diastasis Symphysis Pubis

Dystonia

E

Ebola Fever

EBV

Eclampsia

Eczema

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Electrolysis

Elephantiasis

Emphysema

Encephalitis

Endocarditis

Endometriosis

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epilepsy

Episcleritis

Epistaxis

Epstein-Barr Virus

ERPC (Evacuation Of Retained Products Of Conception)

Erysipelas

Erythema Multiforme

Erythema Nodosum

Erythromelalgia

Essential Thrombocythemia

Eye Disease

F

Factor 12 (XII) Deficiency

Factor 5 Leiden

Factor 5 (V), 7 (VII), 8 (VIII), 9 (IX), 11 (XI) Deficiency

Factor V Leiden

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Familial Mediterranean Fever

Familial Polyposis

Fat Embolism

Felty Syndrome

Fertility Treatment

Fibroids

Fibromyalgia

Fibrosarcoma

Fibrosing Alveolitis

Filariasis

Finasteride

Flu

Folate Deficiency

Fragile X Syndrome

G

G6PD Deficiency

Galactosaemia

Gall-Bladder Disease

Gallstones

Gammopathy

Ganglion

Gastrectomy

Gastric Ulcer

Gastritis

Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux

Gaucher Disease

Gender Reassignment

Genetic Traits

Genital Herpes

Genital Warts

Giant Cell Tumour

Giardiasis

Gilbert Syndrome

Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome

Glandular Fever

Glaucoma

Glomerulonephritis

Gluten Intolerance

Goitre (Enlarged Thyroid)

Gonorrhoea

Granuloma Annulare

Graves Disease

Growth Hormone Therapy

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guttate Psoriasis

H

H. Pylori

Haematemesis

Haematuria

Haemochromatosis

Haemoglobin

Haemoglobin C

Haemoglobin Camden

Haemoglobin D

Haemoglobin Disorder

Haemoglobin E

Haemoglobin Level

Haemoglobin S

Haemolytic Anaemia

Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

Haemophilia

Haemophilia Carrier

Hand Foot And Mouth

Hashimotos Thyroiditis

Heart Attack

Heart Block

Heart Murmur

Heart, Arrhythmia

Heart, Congenital Defect

Heart, Coronary Artery Disease

Heart, Muscle Disease

Heart, Valve Disease

Heavy Periods

Helicobacter Pylori

HELLP Syndrome

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis E

Hepatitis Of Unknown Origin

Hereditary Elliptocytosis

Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy

Hereditary Polyposis

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

Hereditary Spherocytosis

Hernia

Herpes Simplex Virus

Herpes Zoster Virus

High Affinity Haemoglobin

High Cholesterol

High Risk Sexual Behaviour

Hip Dislocation

Hirschsprung’s Disease

HIV

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Hormone Replacement Therapy

HRT

HTLV Infection

Hughes Syndrome

Human Bite

Human Growth Hormone

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Human Papilloma Virus

Huntington Disease

Hydatiform Mole

Hydradentis Suppurativa

Hydrocephalus

Hydronephrosis

Hyperaldosteronism

Hypercholesterolaemia

Hyperlipidaemia

Hypermobility Syndrome

Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperprolactinaemia

Hypertension

Hyperthyroidism

Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Hypoadrenalism

Hypocortisolaemia

Hypofibrinogenaemia

Hypogonadism

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypopituiarism

Hypotension

Hypothyroidism

Hysterectomy

I

Ibuprofen

Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

IgA Deficiency

IgA Nephropathy

Ileostomy

Immune Deficiency

Immune Thrombocytopenia

Immunisation

Immunoglobulin Therapy

Immunosuppression

Impetigo

In-vitro Fertilisation

Infection, Acute

Infectious Mononucleosis

Infective Endocarditis

Infertility

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Influenza

Influenza Vaccination

Inherited Disease

Innoculation Injury

Intermittent Claudication

Iron Deficiency (Anaemia)

Irritable Bowel Disease

Ischaemic Heart Disease

IVF

J

Jaundice

Juvenile Chronic Arthritis

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kala-Azar

Kallman Syndrome

Kawasaki Disease

Key-Hole Surgery

Kidney Disease

Kidney Transplant

Kidney, Single

Kienbock Disease

Klinefelter Syndrome

Kyphosis

L

Labyrinthitis

Laminectomy

Laparoscopy

Laser Treatment

Lassa Fever

Latex Allergy

Left Branch Bundle Block

Legionnaire's Disease

Leishmaniasis

Leptospirosis

Leukaemia

Lichen Planus

Lichen Sclerosis

Lipoma

Low Blood Pressure

Low Haemoglobin

Low Platelets

Lumbar Spine Abnormality

Lupus

Lupus Anticoagulant

Lyme Disease

Lymphadenopathy

Lymphoedema

Lymphogranuloma Venereum

M

Macrocytosis

Malaria

Malignant Hyperpyrexia

Malignant Melanoma

Manic Depression

Marburg Fever

Marfan Syndrome

Mastectomy

Mastitis

Mastoid Operation

ME

Medical Trial

Medications

Megaloblastic Anaemia

Membranous Glomerulonephritis

Meniere Disease

Meningioma

Meningitis

Meningoencephalitis

Menopause

Menorrhagia

Metabolic Disease

MGUS

Micropituitary Adenoma

Migraine

Miscarriage

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Valve Disease

Monoclonal Gammopathy

Mononeuritis

Mononucleosis

Morphoea

Motor Neurone Disease

Motor Sensory Neuropathy

MRSA

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy Carrier

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Myasthenia Gravis

Myelodysplasia

Myelofibrosis

Myeloproliferative Neoplasm

Myocarditis

Myoclonus

Myositis

Myotonia Congenita

Myotonic Dystrophy

Myxoedema

Myxoma

N

Narcolepsy

Needle Phobia

Needlestick Injury

Neotigason

Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal)

Nephritis

Nephropathy

Nephrotic Syndrome

Neurofibromatosis

Neuroma

Neurosurgery

Neutropenia

Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Nose Bleed

NSAID

O

Obesity

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obstetric Cholestasis

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Ocular Surgery

Ocular Tissue Recipient

Oesophagitis

Onchocerciasis

Operation

Optic Neuritis

Osgood Schlatter Disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease

Osteoarthritis

Osteochondroma

Osteodystrophia Deformans

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Osteoma

Osteomalacia

Osteomyelitis

Osteopenia

Osteoporosis

Otosclerosis

Ovarian Cyst

P

Pacemaker

Paget Disease

Paget Disease Of The Nipple

Palindromic Rheumatism

Pancreatitis

Panic Attacks

Paraplegia

Paraprotein

Paratyphoid Fever

Parkinson Disease

Parvovirus

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Patent Foramen Ovale

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Pemphigoid

Pemphigus

Peptic Ulcer

Pericarditis

Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Peritonitis

Pernicious Anaemia

Peroneal Muscular Atrophy

Perthes Disease

Peyronie Disease

Phaeochromocytoma

Phenylketonuria

Phlebitis

Pilonidal Sinus

Pituitary Adenoma

Pityriasis

Pleural Effusion

Pleurisy

Pneumonia

Pneumothorax

Polio

Polyarteritis Nodosa

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Polycythaemia

Polycythemia Rubra Vera

Polymyalgia

Porphyria (All Types)

Positive Cervical Smear

Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome

Pre-Cancerous Cells

Pre-Eclampsia

Pregnancy

Prion-Associated Disease

Proctitis

Prolactinoma

Prolapsed Disc

Prostate, Enlarged

Prostatism

Protein C Deficiency

Protein S Deficiency

Prothrombin Gene Mutation

Psoriasis

Psoriatic Arthritis

Pulmonary Embolus

Pulmonary Stenosis / Regurgitation

Pulmonary Valvotomy

Purpura

Pyelonephritis

Pyloric Stenosis

Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency

Q

Q Fever

R

Rabies

Radionuclide Therapy

Radiotherapy

Raynaud Disease

Reactive Arthritis

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Reflux

Reiter Syndrome

Renal Colic

Renal Disease

Restless Legs Syndrome

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinoic Acid Derivatives

Reye Syndrome

Rheumatic Fever

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rhinitis

Ricketts

Rickettsial Infection

Right Bundle Branch Block

Ringworm

River Blindness

Roaccutane, See Acne

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rodent Ulcer

Rosacea

S

Sacroiliac Joint Problems

Sandhoff Disease

Sarcoidosis

Scarlet Fever

Scheuermann Disease

Schistosomiasis

Schwannoma

Sciatica

Scleroderma

Scoliosis

Sebaceous Cyst

Seborrhoeic Dermatitis

Seizures

Septicaemia

Sex Change

Sexual Orientation

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Shingles

Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Trait

Simple Cyst

Situs Inversus

Sjogren’s Syndrome

Sleeping Sickness

Smear - Abnormal Cervical

South American Trypanosomiasis

Spasmodic Torticollis

Spherocytosis

Spina Bifida

Spinal Fusion

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal Stenosis

Spitz Naevus

Splenectomy

Spondylolisthesis

Spondylosis

Spot Baldness

Spots

Steroid Treatment

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Stickler Syndrome

Still Disease

Stroke

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Subdural Haematoma

Subglottic Stenosis

Superficial Thrombophlebitis

Supraventricular Tachycardia

Surgery

Suxamethonium Allergy

Sydenham Chorea

Syphilis

Syringomyelia

Systemic Lupus Erythematosis

T

Tachycardia

Takayasu Arteritis

Tattoo

Tay Sachs Disease

Temporal Arteritis

Temporal Lobectomy

Termination Of Pregnancy

Testosterone Injections

Tetralogy Of Fallot

Tetraplegia

Thalassaemia Major

Thalassaemia Trait (Minor)

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thrombocythemia

Thrombocytopenia

Thrombocytosis

Thrombophilia

Thrombophlebitis

Thrombosis

Thrush

Thyroid Disease

Thyrotoxicosis

Tick Typhus

Tissue Or Organ Transplant

Toxoplasmosis

Transfusion

Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

Transsexual

Treacher-Collins Syndrome

Trial

Tricuspid Regurgitation

Tricuspid Stenosis

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection

Tuberculosis

Turner Syndrome

Typhoid

U

Ulcerative Colitis

Urticaria

Uterine Fibroid

Uveitis

V

Vaccination

Varicella Zoster

Varicose Veins

Vasculitis

Vasovagal Attack

Venesection

Ventricular Septal Defect

Vestibular Schwannoma

Visceral Leishmaniasis

Vitiligo

Von Recklinghausen Disease

Von Willebrand Disease

W

Warts

Wegener Granulomatosis

Weight

Weil Disease

Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease

West Nile Virus

Wilson Disease

Wolff-Parkinson-White Disease

X

Y

Yaws

Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever Vaccine

Z