Table 2.

Existing symptom complexes at the time points of presentation (n = number of patients).

		1st Presentation (n = 952)		1st Re-Presentation (n = 379)		2nd Re-Presentation (n = 129)
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Symptom complexes
Fatigue	existing	766	80.5%	304	80.2%	106	82.2%
Neurological ailments	existing	724	76.1%	290	76.5%	104	80.6%
Exercise intolerance	existing	512	53.8%	176	46.4%	69	53.5%
Joint and muscle pain	existing	400	42.0%	206	54.4%	72	55.8%
Sleeping disturbance	existing	364	38.2%	178	47.0%	63	48.8%
Chemosensory deficits	existing	281	29.5%	104	27.4%	26	20.2%
Gastrointestinal ailments	existing	141	14.8%	75	19.8%	35	27.1%
Cough, wheezing	existing	127	13.3%	63	16.6%	24	18.6%
Chest pain	existing	75	7.9%	22	5.8%	6	4.7%
ENT ailments	existing	67	7.0%	40	10.6%	15	11.6%
Dermatological ailments	existing	66	6.9%	25	6.6%	5	3,9%
Infection signs	existing	14	1.5%	3	0.8%	2	1.6%