Introduction
Mercurous bromide, HgBr (white, insoluble). “Bromuret”. Mercuric bromide, HgBr2 (Crystallizable, soluble). “Bromide.” Preparation: Triturations.
Mouth
Increased salivation. Increased secretion of saliva. Very nauseous taste. Very disgusting metallic taste.
Throat
Disagreeable sensation in the pharynx. Very raw, scraping sensation in the pharynx, provoking cough.
Stomach
Eructations. Nausea. Vomiting. Vomiting, with painful effort and most violent griping pain in the abdomen. Violent efforts to vomit and obstinate vomiting of tenacious, and afterwards of bloody mucus. Violent painful vomiting (after half an hour). Burning pains in the stomach and pharynx. Pressure in the stomach.
Abdomen
The abdomen is drawn back to the vertebral column, very sensitive to touch. Griping in the abdomen. Slight pressure and pains in the intestines. Colic like pains. Most violent colic and painful tenesmus.
Stool
Frequent stools, with colic and rumbling in the bowels. Thin stools repeated four times in a few hours, quite watery. Pasty stools. Several pasty stools.
Urinary Organs
Increased secretion of urine.
Respiratory Organs
Difficult respiration.
Chest
Heaviness in the chest.
Heart and Pulse
Slow small pulse.
General Symptoms
Great weakness.
Skin
A large number of boils on various parts of the body, especially in the left axilla and left arm, where he had rubbed in the drug; they were very painful and would not heal; when one of these boils heals other appears in its place; he had not rest day or night.
Fever
Perspiration over the whole body, with great apprehensiveness during the violent pains.