Back. Extravasation of blood in the loins. Visible twitching of the muscles of the lumbar region.
Extremities in General.
Objective. Whole extremity swollen to nearly double its size, and very painful. Convulsive movements of the limbs.Subjective. Heaviness of the arms and legs, as if the bones were made of heavy wood. Painful paralytic sensation in the bones of the fingers, arms, and legs, in the evening while sitting. A numb pain, as after a cramp, frequently in the toes and anterior portion of the fingers (second day). Tearing in the limbs; yearly, or at times.
Superior Extremities.
Objective. The affected arms became inflamed, swollen, and gangrenous; diarrhoea, with delirium, and death on the eighteenth day.Next morning, the arm, from the shoulder and front of the thorax to the fingers, was swollen to twice its size. Swelling and heaviness of the arm that was bitten. The arm became again swollen and inflamed on the tenth day; on the eleventh he was unable to rise, on account of heaviness of the arms and pains; on the twelfth, it was worse; on the thirteenth, diarrhoea, chills, with the formation of a large abscess on the outer side of the elbow, from which was discharged a reddish-brown matter, with membranous portions of the cellular tissue; on the fourteenth, less redness and swelling; on the fifteenth, less suppuration, diarrhoea;on the night of the sixteenth, chill, followed by rapid extension of the ulceration; on the seventeenth, the skin near the shoulder became gangrenous; on the nineteenth, death.
Subjective. The arms feel numb in the morning. The arm was very painful when moved the next morning. Drawing in the bones of the right arm, extending into the thumb and little finger, together with pain in the left foot.
Shoulder. In the forepart of the shoulder-joint above the axilla, several small soft lumps under the skin, with many persistent stitches, as from sharp needles thrust into the flesh; worse on bending the arm backward (second day). Glands in left axilla swollen and tender. Bruised pain in the bones of the shoulder, extending backward, especially on bending the arm backward, by paroxysms (second day).
Arm. Violent pain in the right upper arm just above the elbow.
Bruised pain in both upper arms, a cramp like sensation.
Elbow. Pain in the right elbow, together with a throbbing bruised pain in the ribs beneath the right arm; worse when touched, and on moving the arm up and down.
Forearm. Swelling of left forearm, extending up the arm, of right arm only to the elbow; severe pain in left, moderate in right.
The bite was followed by severe pain, and great swelling of the forearm and arm nearly to the shoulder, accompanied by discoloration of the integument.
Hand.
Both hands and forearms swollen, and very painful.
Cold swelling of the hand and arm, with painfulness to pressure.
Trembling of the hands, during rest. Marked contraction of some of the flexors of the hand. Paralytic weakness in the hands and fingers.
Violent pain in the palm of the left hand, as after the sting of a bee, but more spasmodic; much worse on moving the middle finger, in the last joint of which the pain is first felt.
Fingers. Oozing of blood from under the nails. Pain from the bite pierces to the extreme tips of the fingers. Pain in the last joint of the middle finger, on moving it. Violent pain in the last phalanges of the right little finger and of the left middle finger, as when in winter one suddenly brings a very cold hand very near the fire; frequently the same pain attacks the left ring finger. At times, paralytic pain in the bones of the fingers, chiefly in the right index finger. Violent dull drawing pains in the bones of the left thumb. Bruised pain through the first (metacarpal) joints of the fingers of the right hand.
Bruised pain in the two last phalanges of the left little finger, with pulsating in the tip of the finger. A pain shooting into the left ring finger six times, with rapid pulsation, lasting only a few seconds each time (fourth day).
Inferior Extremities.
Objective.The bitten leg became of the color of the snake; the flesh decayed, and fell off in pieces. Gait tottering.
Subjective. Feeling as though the whole right leg were only half alive; on taking hold of the muscles, which he is involuntarily inclined to do shivering to through the upper part of the body, with shaking of the head, tension of the forehead and muscles of the neck.
Constant dull, aching weariness in the legs. Burning pains, with swelling of the leg that was bitten, very violent, with heat like fire. Tensive-drawing bone-pain from the left hip to the foot, with a bubbling sensation in the calf.
Hip. A sharp stitch across the right hip-bone, extending backward, worse on motion.
Thigh. A very weary and cramp like pain in the thighs, extending up to the abdomen and backward, as after excessive exertion in skating; it seems as though the flesh would be drawn up, which makes the pain worse. Sudden attack of pain and throbbing in the head of the femur; the throbbing is perceptible to the hand; the pain suddenly disappears after five minutes (first day). Bruised pain in both thighs, as if he had skated too much the previous day, worse while walking, or when touched (second day), continuing the fifth day.
Knee. Some sudden pains in the right knee, like gout, while walking, which returned, and were continuous on sitting still (second day). Gout like drawings through the right knee, and down the lower leg, aggravated by standing on the right foot (after one hour). Some dull, drawing pains, like gout, in the patella and right tibia, on walking, so that he could scarcely continue walking for a few moments (after four hours), followed by violent pain in the hand and jaw.
Rheumatic drawing in the hollow of the right knee, between the tendons.
Leg. Lower portion of the leg and foot so much swollen as to rupture the skin, from the toe to the ankle, and quite black in color.
The legs go to sleep, and tingle when sitting. The legs fall asleep easily, after riding one over the other, for a short time.
Pain in the right tibia. Disposition to cramp in the legs, next morning. Cramp in the calf of one leg. Drawing in the left leg, extending from the hip to the foot, once suddenly while walking in the evening. Feeling in the right leg, during and after walking in the street, as if a tendon were drawn from the sole of the foot through the bone of the leg, and the foot was thereby pulled up. Dull drawing pain, as if through the marrow of the bone, extending from the left knee to the sole of the foot. A sore pain in the left calf, worse when touched (first day).
Bubbling in the calves, with pains in the bones.
Ankle. Bruised pain in both malleoli, very painful, when walking.
Bruised pain in the tendon behind the left malleolus, aggravated by moving the foot, and on touch (first day).
Foot. Swelling of the feet (chronic effect of the bite).
Swelling of the feet every evening, lasting the whole year. After the bite, the foot remained swollen, with ugly ulcers, for fourteen years; yellow, sickly color of the face; remarkable indifference to everything; he seems only half alive. Heat and intolerable gnawing pain in the whole of the left anterior foot, together with drawing in the bones of the right arm, extending into the thumb and little finger (after one hour and a half).
Burning and dull sticking in the sole of the right foot, with a sensation as if the foot were as heavy as lead.
Pain in the sole of the foot, in front of the heel, as from stepping on something sharp with the bare foot (fourth day). Sore pain in the sole of the foot. Cramp like drawing pain in both heels, extending to the malleoli, chiefly felt within the bones.
Toes. In a short time the bitten toe was much swollen and very painful. The toes of both feet feel wearied, as if by a long walk. Cramp like sensation beneath the left little toe, feeling as if some one turned it around (first day).
General Symptoms.
Objective.Swelling of the whole body. Swelling, especially in the face.
Swelling and maculae recurred yearly. The child became swollen, and died on the next year, when the spots returned.
Swelling, with angry ulcers; lasting fourteen years. Her body was considerably swollen (after twenty-six hours). OEdematous swelling of the whole body, especially the head, after being bitten in the foot.
General dropsy. (* Authority 15, preceded by S. 14. *).
Haemorrhage from all the orifices of the body, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and urethra. At times blood flows suddenly from the eyes, ears, nose, gums, and beneath the nails. Convulsions from time to time, with trembling of the limbs. General spasm, without foaming at the mouth, next morning, lasting a few minutes.
Irregular spasmodic action of the muscles. Relaxation.
Depression of the vital powers. Is easily tired by slight exertion. Standing up fatigues her much (third and subsequent days). General loss of power; the muscles refuse their service.
Great loss of power, so that he is unable to make the slightest exertion. Weakness and delirium, with inflammation. General sudden weakness. Tremulous weakness, all over, as if some evil were apprehended (third day). Very great debility, next morning.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.