BELLADONNA.
Bright-red, hot face. Glossy, scarlet skin:intense heat: “burns the hand.”
Eyes red, injected: pupils later very dilated.
Lips, mouth, throat, red, dry, burning.
Jerking, twitching: possibly wild delirium.
(Apis is better cool, uncovered: Belladonna better warm. Bell has more thirst than Apis.)
“Where Belladonna has been used for prophylaxis, or cure, cases abort, or run a mild course; leave no sequelae; are not infectious.”
APIS.
Rough rash, or rash does not come out. Throat oedematous, with stinging pain.
Convulsions, when rash fails to appear.
Worse heat: covering: warm room. (Bell needs heat.)
AILANTHUS.
“Malignant scarlet fever.”
Rash plentiful, bluish: or slow to appear: patchy, and livid.
Throat livid, swollen: deep ulcers (tonsils).
Pupils widely dilated. (Belladonna)
Semi-conscious; restless; muttering.
Tongue, dry, parched, cracked.
MERCURIUS.
Sore, foul mouth- throat-tonsils.
Perspiration which aggravates the symptoms.
RHUS TOX.
Acute diseases take on typhoid form.
“Rhus supplants Belladonna if child gets drowsy and restless.”
Tongue red, or (characteristic) red tip.
AMMONIUM CARB.
Malignant (Ail.). Somnolent: red rash: putrid throat; patchy surface.
Blood-poisoning: great dyspnoea.
Face dusky and puffy.
LACHESIS.
Advanced-malignant-with purple face.
Worse for heat. Bursting, hammering (head).
Throat worse left side: may extend to right.
Nothing must touch throat.
Loquacious delirium: sleeps into aggravation.
