SULFURICUM ACIDUM



Dull stitches, like thrusts, in the middle of the right knee while sitting, followed for a long time by simple pain in it.

Acute prickling stitches in the hollow of the left knee. Leg.

Falling asleep of the left leg while sitting still, worse when walking. Burning-itching stitches on the tibia, with a pimple in the middle; after scratching, the past swells up, and after swelling ceases, the itching begins again. Crawling in the left tibia. Cramp in the calves when walking, with crawling in them.- Pain in the calves, more when sitting than when walking. Ankle.

Stiffness of the ankles, when walking. Dull sensitive pressure beneath the outer malleolus of the left ankle, at intervals, like thrusts or jerks. Fine prickling stitches in the left tendo Achillis. Acute pressure in the right instep, increasing and decreasing. Foot. Falling asleep of the left foot, in the evening while sitting. Bruised pain on the sole of the left foot, at first increasing, then jerking, then suddenly disappearing.

Tearing in the left heel, in the morning on waking, lasting a quarter of an hour. Burning stitches on the heels. Toes. Jerking griping in the middle toes, at intervals. Tearing in a corn, so that he is obliged to draw up the foot. Stitches in a corn. Fine prickling-piercing stitches beneath the great toe.

Generalities.

Excessive emaciation (after the first week). Great emaciation.

During nine days after the third week, the patient became excessively emaciated and weak, the pulse was small, soft, and rapid. After recovery from the acute symptoms, the patient became very much emaciated, with small, feverish pulse, loss of strength, and inability to swallow even liquids. He gradually became more and more emaciated; after January 15th he rejected even liquid food, and on the 20th, nearly four months after he had swallowed the Sulphuric acid, he died in a state of extreme emaciation. Great emaciation, with a suffering expression (after the poisoning). Death in sixty days, in an advanced stage of consumption. The lower lip, the cheeks, the back of the hand, and the forearm partially swollen, red, and painful, as after a scald. The next day the cuticle of the hands, etc., was black, dry, and cough; no inflammation beneath it. The third day the pellicle of the tongue lips, and cheek had fallen off, all the mucous membrane of the mouth being of a bright red. The skin on the left side of the face was partially removed, and the whole presented at first a white disorganized appearance; the eyelids of both eyes were much inflamed and swollen, and the left eyeball was also severely involved in the mischief, but the right eyeball was uninjured; the skin of the inside of the lips was also white and swollen, and on the back of the left hand, as well as between the fingers, there were white excoriated streaks. In the course of sixteen hours the white marks turned brown; the pain of the face and eyes, which was at first excruciating, became easier under the use of suitable applications. After twelve hours, the pain of the left eye extending to the head, evidently threatening a severe ophthalmia, he was bled from the arm. The inflammation and disorganization of the eye, however, went on increasing, and soon ended in the bursting of the cornea and discharge of the aqueous humor and crystalline lens. Towards the close of the fifth day, while apparently doing well, he had a shivering fit, and next morning complained of acute pain at the bend of the right arm where he had been bled. Inflammation immediately sprung up around the orifice, general swelling of the arm came on, and progressively increased for the three following days; severe febrile symptoms ensued, and afterwards also difficult breathing, with other signs of pulmonary inflammation. Under these complicated disorders, he gradually sand and died on the morning on the thirteenth day. Lying on right side, with the knees drawn up and body bent forward. He lay doubled up almost in the shape of a ball (after half an hour). The patient lay upon the back, with the body and lower extremities completely immovable. He was in bed, and exactly resembled a patient in the collapse stage of cholera, the extremities having the same livid appearance, and cold clammy feel, pulse gone (after half an hour). Epileptiform spasms, with great rush of blood to the head, loss of consciousness. General paralysis, with epileptiform spasm.

Convulsions. Convulsions, with complete loss of consciousness.

Fell to the ground in convulsions, which lasted several minutes.

Convulsions and cramps in the pharynx, preventing swallowing.

Convulsions at intervals of half an hour, with excessive dyspnoea, distorted eyes, gnashing of the teeth, lasting ten minutes, with frothing from the mouth, and cold sweat on the face. General tremor (after one hour and a half). Whole body cold, tremulous, convulsively tossed about, and anxiety.

Trembling and convulsions. Trembling and moaning, with pale face, excessive apprehension and restlessness. In the utmost agony, and occasionally laboring under hysterical fits, accompanied by spastic rigidity of the muscles of the lower jaw, complete loss of speech, great and sudden sinking of the animal powers, weak and fluttering pulse, with paleness and extreme dejection of countenance. Incessant twisting about on all sides. Indescribable restlessness. Great restlessness. Great restlessness, tossing about in bed. Tossing from side to side. Great uneasiness and loud screaming. Patient restless, could not lie quietly a moment on account of intolerable pain in the stomach. He appeared restless, turning himself about, and continually by signs and sounds demanded water to quench his thirst. Patient deathly pale and icy cold, extremely prostrated, but perfectly conscious, lying doubled up on the abdomen. Weakness. Great loss of strength. During the second month the patient was reduced to the last stage of marasmus and weakness; all food, without exception, was vomited. Weariness, with headache in the forehead, relieved in the open air. So weak that when her head falls from the pillow she is unable to replace it without assistance of the nurse (sixteenth day). Extraordinary weakness after eating.

Weakness of the whole body, so that she scarcely dares to raise her arm. After taking milk he is weak and prostrated, in the morning. Great exhaustion; medical aid was administered, but the difficulty of breathing continued, and he expired in the evening (first case). Extreme exhaustion. Faintness (fourth week).

Attacks of faintness (after third week). Frequent faintness.- Threatened collapse (after third week). Collapse, with irregular, and finally suppressed pulse, cold sweat, etc. Was observed to stagger and fall in the street; on being brought to the hospital immediately after, he was in a state of collapse, from which he never rallied, and died nine hours after admission.

Collapse followed by death. The child was in violent agony, and tossed itself about, so that it was difficult to hold it steady.

Seemed at times to be free from pain, at other he appeared he to suffer much, drawing up the legs and moaning loudly. Exquisite suffering over the entire surface of the body, so that, as she expressed herself, “not an inch of her was free from severe pain.” Violent pain. Rush of blood upward, with great anxiety and tossing about. Tremulous sensation over the whole body, without trembling, less in the morning. While walking, a sensation as if he would fall to one or the other side. Dull pressure in various small spots in the body, at first increasing, then suddenly decreasing. Rheumatic tearing and drawing in the whole body, even in the face (soon). The odor of coffee is extremely disagreeable and causes weakness and trembling. Seems to be worse, in the open air. More symptoms appear immediately after dinner, which is relished. All the symptoms of the last stages of croup. The gas had no immediate effect on one, but he became seriously ill subsequently (second case). Subject to atmospheric influence, suffering much at the approach of and during cold, wet, and windy weather, but very much better when it is warm and dry.

Skin.

Objective. Jaundice (in the employe’s in the oils of vitriol works). The skin became very dry, of a livid color, and desquamated in small scales (after four weeks). Skin pale and cold, covered with sweat. Skin dry, the forehead covered with drops of perspiration. Eruption of red patches on the forearms, they disappeared under pressure, and immediately reappeared on its removal (twentieth day). Bluish spots on the forearm, as from the settling of blood. Eruption on the hands and between the fingers, that itches worse after midnight. Small dark-red elevations on the back of the hand, with a scab, under which there seems to be matter, lasting four days, but painless. Boils on the back. Horrible ulcers on the hands and feet.

Subjective. Stitches in the scar of a burn. Corroding sensation in an ulcer. Sticking sensation in the skin, as from woollen clothing. Itching, here and there, on the body, even on the head; after scratching, it reappears in another part. A general that had formerly been over the whole body disappeared (curative action).

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

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.