Table 5. Adverse Events during the Trial.

Characteristic	Placebo	Pentoxifylline	P-value1
Symptoms
Total	21	14	0.73
Gastrointestinal	8	7
Rash	2	1
Flushing	2	0
Headache	1	2
Cough	2	0
Other	6	4
Laboratory Abnormalities
Total	2	6	0.86
Neutropenia	0	2
Hypokalemia	0	1
Hyperkalemia	1	0
Elevated liver function tests	1	1
Hyperglycemia	0	1
Dipstick proteinuria	0	1

Notes: Data are cumulative number of adverse events.

¹For comparisons between placebo and pentoxifylline groups.