Pimples on the face and wing of the nose. Papular eruption on the face. Some red pimples on the face. Eruption on the face, raw, red, mottled, somewhat elevated. Papular eruption on both cheeks.
An itching spot on the left side of the lower jaw; was obliged to scratch till sore. A painful pimple on the right wing of the nose. Papular eruption in the right corner of the mouth. Many freckles on the nose, in the morning, after being heated by exercise at night (after twelve days). A few pimples, with burning-sticking pain, on the margin of the labiae, lasting fourteen days. Violently itching pimples in the axilla, that burn after scratching. Itching eruption upon the anterior surface of the arms, from the bends of the elbow down nearly to the wrist.
Itching eruption on the anterior surface of the arms. Eruption on the right hand, extends along and anterior surface of the ulnar side of the hand; on the left, it extended over the metacarpal bone of the thumb. Warts appear on the hands. Eruption on the thighs and legs. Large pimples on the posterior portion of the thigh, painful to touch. Several small spots, like freckles, on the lower portion of the tibia. Eruptions. Moist. A peculiar eruption affected the skin about the joints, consisting of small vesicles, in groups, without any areola, followed by desquamation of thin scales, that were frequently renewed. Vesicular eruption, with thin transparent fluid, afterwards milky. Much itching, eruption, and itch-vesicles. Itching nettle rash eruption, with large blisters, over the whole body, even on the face. Vesicular eruption behind the ears. Vesicles, with burning pain, in the concha. Vesicles in and about the nose, so that it is almost inflamed. Vesicular eruption, more on the right then on the left hand; also between the fingers of both hands; crusty and cracked.
Itching vesicles between the fingers and in the hollows of the knees. Painful hand blisters, here and there, without itching.
Exudation of black blood from the scar of an old blister.
Blisters, like gangrene, that burst and exude water. Heat blisters on the backs of both hands, with itching, worse at night. The blisters and ulcers on the feet increased. Blister on the heel, which breaks, becomes moist, and is very painful on walking (after fourteen days). Eruptions, pustular. Pustular eruption on the forehead (twentieth day); two days later it extended over the face, as large as a barley corn, surrounded by a bright-red areola, in the centre of which was the opening of a hair-follicle; at the same time ecthymatous pustules developed on the nates, about the anus, and a few days later a furuncle, as large as a hazelnut, on the left natis, that discharged a greenish bloody matter; these healed completely about the thirty- second day. Pustular eruption on the chin. Frequent pustules and scabs on the face, after the slightest injury of the skin.
Pustular eruption on the hands and arms, like ecthyma; purpura of the whole body. Round spots of tetter over the whole body. Tetter above the upper lip. Tetter in the left corner of the mouth, with cutting and sticking. Tetter above the knees and below the patellae. Corners of the mouth ulcerated (after thirteen days).
Obstinate ulcer about the nail, that would not heal. Ulcers bleed on the appearance of the menses. Inflammation and swelling of the left nipple and whole left breast, with great pain and suppuration, after ten days. Erysipelatous inflammation of one breast (covered with eruption), with swelling, redness, burning, sticking, and at last suppuration. A boil on the margin of the orbit. Small boils on the nape of the neck, chest, and thighs.
Two boils on the abdomen. Suppurating boil, with burning pain, in the groin. Two boils, surrounded by red areola, with a dark color in the centre, on the thigh. Large boils on the thighs, chest, and forehead. Subjective. Peculiar insensibility of the skin of the extremities (first day); sensibility so much diminished that she could not pick up a pin between her fingers (second day).
Skin dry, hot, and burning (eighth day). Skin painful to the slightest contact (hyperaesthesia), (second day). The skin is painful, especially on the vertex, as from a blow, aggravated by pressure. A soft relaxed feeling of the skin. Sticking pinching externally on the neck, while walking in the open air. Pinching contractive pain in an old scar. Burning itching over the whole body (after ten days). Burning in a wart, as in a suppurating wound, in the evening, after lying down. Burning smarting in the skin of the face, as after being in the cold sharp air. Burning in the skin of both upper arms. Burning in the arms and thighs.
Burning sensation in the palms of the hands. Formication. In the left arm he experienced a continued sensation of formication under the skin. Formication on the right fingers. Formication of the right fourth and fifth fingers (first day). Formication of the left thumb. Formication in the thighs (first night). Creeping and twitching sensation under the skin. Intolerable feeling of ants over the whole upper part of the body, especially on the neck, chest, and occiput, on coming into the house. Crawling on the hands, in the open air, while yawning (after a quarter of an hour). Violent crawling on the second knuckle of the left third finger. Crawling in the feet, at night, as if asleep. Crawling, as from ants, on the feet and toes. Crawling beneath the toes.
Frequent stitches in the skin, like fleabites. Stitches in a boil on the throat. Frequent small stitches in the skin of the abdomen. General itching over the whole body (after twenty-two days). Itching over the whole body, at night, with much heat and dryness of the mouth (after twelve hours). Sticking itching over the whole body, during the menses. Itching (or biting like formication), here and there, relieved by rubbing. Irresistible desire to scratch, which temporarily relieved; continued scratching caused a raw, smarting, burning, sore feeling. Itching formication in the paralyzed parts. Itching of a wart on the forehead. Violent itching of the face, so that she scratched till it was all bloody and raw. Itching of the upper lip, with pain, after rubbing. Much itching and biting about the abdomen; on the arms and thighs, red streaks, caused by scratching (after twenty-six, and twenty-seven days). Itching in the navel itself, that could not be relieved by rubbing (after six hours). Itching on the right side of the chest and abdomen, disappearing on scratching. Violent itching, at night, on the arms, lower extremities, back, and abdomen (after twelve days). Violent itching in the right axilla, and a glandular swelling as large as a pea. Much itching on the arms. Itching of the hands.
Intolerable itching in the hands, in the evening, in bed. Very acute sticklike itching on the backs of both hands, so that he cannot fall asleep, at night; scratching does on the relieve it.
Itching on the hips. Violent itching in a small spot on the thigh, with smarting, after scratching. Itching on the thigh and patella. Itching on the back, and in the hollows of the knees.
Troublesome itching of both legs. Violent itching on the calves and tibiae. Violent itching on the soles and toes, in the evening. Itching beneath the toes and on the soles.
Sleep.
Sleepiness. Constantly wishes to yawn and cannot. Frequent yawning, stretching, and sleepiness, even after dinner. Constant yawning, with great weakness (fourth day). Frequent yawning, with chilliness, in the evening. Constant yawning and watery urine, during the attacks of pain. Yawning (tenth day). Drowsiness; (after ten hours). Heavy and drowsy. Very drowsy, and retired at 11.30 P.M., but was long in getting asleep. Felt an uneasiness, accompanied by drowsiness, which was unusual (after five hours).
Drowsy and fell asleep, in which state she continued for twenty hours, with scarcely any intermission (third day). The elder manifested all day long a strong disposition to sleep; the same in the younger, though in a less degree. Increased sleepiness (fifth day). Sleepy and stupid, hard to keep awake. Constant sleepiness (fourth day). (*Coincident with commencing enlargement of the liver. *) Overpowering sleepiness; on falling asleep sudden starting up, with talking irrationally, or during sleep erotic ecstasies or lascivious dreams, also with automatic movements, as in sexual intercourse. Overpowering sleepiness, after dinner. Great sleepiness during the day, even before dinner. Great sleepiness (third day); (fourth day). Great sleepiness (fifth day); restlessness (sixth day). Sleepiness, during the day, after walking in the open air, and after dinner.
Sleepiness during the day (after ten, and eleven days).
Sleepiness. Much sleepiness in the evening. Sleepiness after eating. Sleepiness after dinner (after fifteen days). Very sleepy until 11 A.M. Very sleepy in the evening; could hardly keep his eyes open. Sleepy, as if dizzy, without being able to sleep.
Sleepy, while eating. Sleepy, early in the evening, followed by restless sleep. Sleep, at night, sound and stupid; on the morning, on waking, she had no desire to rise, but wished rather to lie down again. She lies in a stupid slumber, during the day.
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.