Table 3.

Effect of 'up-dosing' antihistamines

Patients in antihistamine treatment before and after the first visit with 'good effect' after one visit. The top row groups the patients according to the dosage of antihistamine at the time of the referral and shows the number of the patients. The numbers in each column below show the number of the patients receiving a specified antihistamine dosage and the supplementary treatment described in the left column, after the first visit. Quad: quadruple, mont: montelukast, SS: systemic steroids.