Final diagnoses |
Female
N |
Male
N |
Total
N |
Concordance between working and final diagnosis (%)1 |
New drugs prescribed or advice given (%) |
New management
(other than drugs) (%)2 |
Allergic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food allergy |
121 |
57 |
178 |
-50.1 |
60.7 |
12.4 |
Perennial allergic rhinitis |
78 |
38 |
116 |
-38.6 |
65.5 |
23.3 |
Seasonal allergic rhinitis |
51 |
46 |
97 |
5.4 |
61.9 |
37.1 |
Oral allergy syndrome |
65 |
13 |
78 |
44.4 |
53.9 |
10.3 |
Insect venom allergy |
19 |
13 |
32 |
-5.9 |
59.4 |
56.3 |
Animal dander allergy |
11 |
4 |
15 |
-25.0 |
80.0 |
26.7 |
Antibiotic allergy |
10 |
2 |
12 |
-75.5 |
0 |
75.0 |
Other drug allergy3 |
31 |
12 |
43 |
-44.2 |
16.3 |
30.2 |
Latex allergy |
11 |
0 |
11 |
-45.0 |
45.5 |
18.2 |
Allergic urticaria |
4 |
1 |
5 |
-44.4 |
80.0 |
40.0 |
Nickel allergy |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-60.0 |
0 |
100.0 |
Delayed allergic reaction4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
100.0 |
0 |
Semen allergy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-50.0 |
0 |
100.0 |
Allergic conjunctivitis |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
|
All allergic final diagnoses |
406 |
186 |
592 (34.8) |
|
|
|
Non-allergic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous5 |
523 |
144 |
667 |
75.5 |
23.5 |
22.8 |
Idiopathic urticaria |
205 |
79 |
284 |
6.8 |
58.8 |
9.9 |
Idiopathic angioedema |
90 |
32 |
122 |
13.0 |
45.5 |
11.5 |
Idiopathic anaphylaxis |
10 |
8 |
18 |
20.0 |
66.7 |
16.7 |
Cholinergic urticaria |
9 |
7 |
16 |
45.5 |
68.8 |
6.3 |
Dermographic urticaria |
2 |
1 |
3 |
50.0 |
66.7 |
0 |
All non-allergic final diagnoses |
839 |
271 |
1110 (65.2) |
|
|
|
1Percentages of patients given this working diagnosis in Table IV who were given a different final diagnosis following full investigation. A negative value indicates that there
were more patients in the working diagnosis than final diagnosis category
2Drug challenge testing, food challenge testing, allergen immunotherapy, desensitisation, allergen avoidance including expert dietetic advice, referral to another speciality
3Anaesthetics, muscle relaxants, NSAIDs, aspirin, paracetamol, morphine, chlorhexidine, gabapentin, gelofusin
4Classified as insect venom allergy in Table IV but eventually diagnosed as “delayed allergic reaction”
5Includes symptoms attributed to food “intolerance”, non-atopic eczema, asthma and other non-allergic conditions. |
