Table 4.
Side effects in the two treatment groups
| Side effects (n) | Group Aa | Group B |
|---|---|---|
| Headache | 1 | 1 |
| Hot flashes | 1 | 1 |
| Vomiting | 0 | 1 |
| Dyspepsia | 2 | 3 |
| Nausea | 3 | 3 |
| Meteorism | 4 | 4 |
| Mild penile skin irritation | 3 | 3 |
| Penile hematoma or severe local | 0 | 0 |
| ecchymosis | ||
| Small ecchymosis | 4 | 0 |
| Severe penile pain after injection | 0 | – |
| Local edema after injection | 0 | – |
| Incidence % for each group (n/N) | 16.07% (18/112) | 17.02% (16/94) |
| Total incidence % in groups | 16.5% (34/206) | |
| A and B (n/N) | ||
Notes:
a
With perilesional injection. Group A: PTX 400 mg twice a day + propolis 600 mg/d + blueberry 160 mg/d + vitamin E 600 mg/d + diclofenac 4% gel twice/day + PTX 100 mg via perilesional penile injection/every other week (12 injections in all); Group B: the same treatment as Group A except for the penile PTX injections.
Abbreviations: n, number of cases; N, total number of cases.