Table 2.
Presence and severity of signs and symptoms before initiation of RCI.
| Sign or symptoma | Presenting sign or symptom (N = 302) n (%) | Mild n |
Moderate n |
Severe n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortness of breath | 131 (43) | 42 | 69 | 20 |
| Fatigue | 126 (42) | 40 | 59 | 27 |
| Bone and joint pain | 85 (28) | 23 | 48 | 14 |
| Wheezing/coughing | 75 (25) | 24 | 41 | 10 |
| Abnormal heartbeats | 68 (23) | 29 | 35 | 4 |
| Depressed mood | 64 (21) | 30 | 25 | 9 |
| Chest pain | 63 (21) | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| Skin rash | 57 (19) | 22 | 26 | 9 |
| Anaemia | 52 (17) | 27 | 21 | 4 |
| Night sweats | 51 (17) | 21 | 24 | 6 |
| Weight loss | 51 (17) | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| Eye symptoms | 50 (17) | 16 | 26 | 8 |
RCI, repository corticotropin injection.
a
Physicians’ responses to the question, ‘Which symptoms did the patient have when initiating the most recent course of RCI? Indicate the severity.’