Presenting Complaint*

Number of Patients (%)

Multi-system involvement

756 (44.4)

Skin

420 (24.7)

ENT

188 (11.1)

Life -threatening

108 (6.4)

Oral

100 (5.9)

Gastrointestinal

83 (4.9)

Chest/ cardiac

27 (1.6)

Eye

19 (1.1)

Neurology]

1 (0.06)

*Multi-system involvement: combinations of non-life-threatening symptoms spanning more than one end organ; Skin: dermatitis, pruritus, hives, urticaria, angioedema; ENT (ear, nose & throat): rhinitis, rhinorrhoea, nasal itching, sneezing, nasal blockage; Life-threatening: collapse, loss of consciousness, laryngeal oedema, severe bronchospasm; Oral: any symptoms involving the lips, tongue and oral cavity; Gastrointestinal: diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, flatus; Chest/ cardiac: palpitations, dyspnoea, chest tightness, cough, wheezing; Eye: itching, induration and lachrymation; Neurological: headache.
Table 3: Presenting complaints of new patients referred to the allergy clinic.
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