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Table 2 Symptoms and signs of anaphylaxis

From: Aetiology of anaphylaxis in patients referred to an immunology clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Clinical symptoms

N (%)

Cutaneous symptoms

227 (95.4%)

 Urticaria

146

 Angioedema

49

 Flushing

05

 Pruritus

77

 No cutaneous symptoms

11 (5.2%)

Respiratory symptoms

180 (75.6%)

 Shortness of breath

99

 Rhonchi

14

 Stridor

03

 Rhinitis

08

 Dysphonia

03

 Hypoxaemia/cyanosis

16

 Cough

31

 Red eyes

05

 No symptoms

43

Cardiovascular

177 (75.6%)

 Hypotension

81

 Tachycardia

18

 Bradycardia

07

 No pulse

10

 Unrecordable blood pressure

15

 Loss of consciousness

63

 Incontinence

04

 ECG changes

02 (ST elevation, T inversion)

 Cardiac arrest

03

 Chest pain

03

 Cold peripheries

07

 Blurred vision

05

 No symptoms

38

Gastrointestinal

122 (51.2%)

 Vomiting

46

 Nausea

01

 Diarrhoea

10

 Dysphagia

02

 Pain

27

 No symptoms

90