Symptoms
1. Scrofulous. far, fair subjects, disposed to catarrhal troubles.
2. No very characteristic mental symptoms.
3. Catarrhal conditions of any mucous membrane with touch, tenacious, ropy discharges, gen. yellow; also touch membranes on mucous surfaces.
4. Ulcerations esp. of mucous membranes; solitary, penetrating, punched-out appearance; usually with foetid, cheesy exudation; also extensive ulceration in the nose with discharge of hard plugs often leaving an eroded surface.
5. Pains in small spots (can be covered with point of finger); wandering, erratic. appear a nd disappear suddenly, periodic. neuralgic or rheumatic.
6. Alternating complaints; e.g. right-sided sick headache and gastric symptoms; rheumatism and dysenteric trouble.
7. Tongue yellow-coated particularly at the nose (Mercurius Prot., Nat. Sulph.); or (esp. in dysentery) smooth, red. glazed, dry and cracked.
8. Throat troubles with shooting pain extending into the ear; uvula oedematous with bladder-like appearance.
9. Croupous affections with hoarse, metallic cough, dyspnoea (<) lying down, char. expectoration causing gagging, etc., little or no fever; later stages.
10. Patient chilly, liable to take cold in the open air yet often (<) hot weather; (<) spring and early summer; morning esp. about 3 to 4 a.m.; skin symptoms (>) cold weather.
