Clinical characteristics of cases collected during stage II evaluation
| System | Final diagnosis (n=55) | Primary diagnosis* | Supplementary diagnosis* |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Some patients had more than one final diagnosis (for example, one child had a primary diagnosis of urinary tract infection as well as a supplementary diagnosis of asthma). | |||
| Allergy | Allergic reaction | 2 | |
| Egg allergy | 1 | ||
| Urticarial reaction | 1 | ||
| Dermatology | Erythema multiforme | 2 | |
| Staphylococcal infection | 1 | ||
| Endocrine | Diabetes | 1 | |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 2 | ||
| Gastroenterology | Foreign body ingestion | 1 | |
| Non-specific gastritis | 1 | ||
| Non-specific abdominal pain | 2 | ||
| Pyloric stenosis | 1 | ||
| Haematology | Sickle cell crisis | 2 | |
| Infection | Acute gastroenteritis | 1 | |
| Cellulitis | 1 | ||
| Cervical lymphadenitis | 1 | ||
| Enteroviral infection | 2 | ||
| Infected insect bite | 1 | ||
| Mycoplasma infection | 1 | ||
| Osteomyelitis | 1 | ||
| Otitis media | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumococcal meningitis | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia | 7 | ||
| Preauricular abscess | 1 | ||
| Preseptal cellulitis | 2 | ||
| Roseola infantum | 1 | ||
| Rotavirus infection | 1 | ||
| Rubella | 1 | ||
| Scalded skin syndrome | 1 | ||
| Septic arthritis | 1 | ||
| Stevens-Johnson syndrome | 1 | 1 | |
| Streptococcal infection | 1 | 1 | |
| Tonsillitis | 2 | ||
| Toxic shock syndrome | 1 | ||
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 2 | ||
| Viral illness | 9 | ||
| Viral meningitis | 1 | ||
| Neonate | Opiate withdrawal | 1 | |
| Nephrology | Nephrotic syndrome | 1 | |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 | ||
| Neurology | Febrile convulsion | 1 | |
| Vasovagal attacks | 1 | ||
| Respiratory | Acute severe asthma | 1 | |
| Acute sinusitis | 1 | ||
| Asthma | 5 | 1 | |
| Bronchiolitis | 5 | ||
| Croup | 2 | ||
| Laryngomalacia | 1 | ||
| Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis | 12 | ||
| Viral induced wheeze | 5 | 1 | |
| Rheumatic | Acute exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus | 1 | |
| Henoch-Schönlein purpura | 2 | ||
| Kawasaki disease | 1 | ||
| Skeletal | Diskitis of L1/L2 | 1 | |
| Slipped upper femoral epiphysis | 1 | ||
| Surgical | Appendicitis | 1 | |