Effects of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Table 3

The nature of adverse drug reactions.

Study	Combined medicine	Western Medicine
Shuzhen et al. 2009	Side effect: alopecia; Secondary response: concurrent infection	Side effect: alopecia; Secondary response: concurrent infection
Wei et al. 2012	Side effect: fatigue, edema, nausea, poor appetite; Secondary response: pulmonary infection, peptic ulcer; Allergic reaction: increased AST and ALT	Side effect: fatigue, edema, nausea, poor appetite; Secondary response: pulmonary infection, peptic ulcer; Allergic reaction: increased AST and ALT
Xingrui et al. 2011	Side effect: subxiphoid discomfort; Secondary response: moon-face, excessive hair growth, infection; Allergic reaction: neurological symptoms, abnormal hemogram	Side effect: subxiphoid discomfort; Secondary response: moon-face, excessive hair growth, infection, abnormal blood glucose; Allergic reaction: neurological symptoms, abnormal hemogram
Wenhan and Xiangfu 2013	No detailed information	No detailed information
Xiao et al. 2012	Side effect: nausea, anorexia; Allergic reaction: leucopenia	Side effect: anorexia, nausea, diarrhea; Allergic reaction: pruritus, increased ALT, leucopenia