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 
Cholecystectomy 
Cholecystitis
Chondromalacia Patellae 
Christmas Disease
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cirrhosis 
CJD
Clap
Clinical Trial
Coagulation Disorder
Coccydynia 
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