Correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptom Patterns and the Renal Function, Immunologic Function Index, and Blood Coagulation Index in Patients with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis

Table 4

Mean quantitative value of immune globulin in HSPN patients with different TCM patterns of symptoms (mean ± SD).

Pattern	IgA (g/L)	IgG (g/L)	IgM (g/L)	IgE (IU/mL)
Dampness-heat accumulation
Liver-kidney yin deficiency
Qi and yin deficiency
Blood-heat bleeding

Notes. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; HSPN: Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis; Ig: immune globulin, IgA: immunoglobulin A; IgM: immunoglobulin M; IgG: immunoglobulin G; IgE: immunoglobulin E. shows higher than normal reference value. Range of normal value in immune globulin: IgA: 0.7–2.3 g/L; IgG: 3–10 g/L; IgM: 0.4–1.5 g/L; IgE: ≤87 IU/ml.