Abdomen
Hypochondria very tense, 19 Extreme soreness of hypochondria. Intense pain about umbilicus, greatly augmented by pressure (in two hours). Swelling of the abdomen, raging pains and spasms, even to faintness; after drinking milk vomiting of a large mass of round worms; since that time the patient has been completely free from the worm troubles which he had before. Sudden flatulent distension of the abdomen, with colic, violent pain in the back and vomiting. Abdomen tense, pressure causes distension of the facial muscles, 39 Rumbling in the bowels. Pains in abdomen and back. Pain in the abdomen alternating with pain in the limbs, after the bite. Pain in the abdomen, with violent thirst and vomiting. Colic, 25 51. Colic, with profuse diarrhoea (third day). Colic, with headache instantly, which completely stupefies; with vomiting and violent swelling and blueness of the foot. Violent griping in the abdomen. Cutting colic. Violent pain in the belly. Violent pains in the abdomen, immediately. Violent pains in the intestines and in the shoulders. Raging pain in the abdomen, afterwards also in the jaws and head, exceedingly like destruction.
Rectum
Pain and tenesmus in the rectum. Urging to pass stool and urine.
Stool
Diarrhoea. Much purged (after twenty minutes). Diarrhoea and vomiting. Diarrhoea with colic. Diarrhoea; bowels have acted five times since last night, 9 A.M.
(second day). Bilious purging, 24 25 34. Bowels acted frequently and involuntarily, and both blood and mucus were mingled with the motion (after two hours). Involuntary stools, 3 39. Copious stools (after two hours). Numerous stools, with urging, shivering, and thirst. Evacuation of the bowels soon after the bite. Evacuation of the bowels very offensive, black (after two hours). Bloody stools. Discharge of much blood from the bowels, just before death. Discharge from the bowels of black coagulated blood. Stool on the second day consisting of masses of dark, horribly offensive blood, apparently from the scarification of the tongue. Stools very fetid.
Urinary organs
Sticking pains in the kidneys. Desire to micturate, but could not (after twenty minutes). Involuntary micturition. Increased secretion of urine. Frequent emission of watery urine. Copious secretion of clear urine, with constipation and headache. Profuse emission of urine, with pains in the back and abdomen, vomiting and purging. Incontinence of urine and faces at times. The urine is usually completely suppressed. Strangury.
Respiratory organs
Anxious respiration, as in croup, with threatening asphyxia. Respiration very anxious. Anxious, oppressed respiration (after two hours). Respiration was short and oppressed (after ten hours), 1 18. Difficult respiration, 10 12, etc. Difficult breathing, with sticking pains in the heart. Great difficulty of respiration, 18 43. Dyspnoea. Suffocative sensation, with retching. Suffocation. He tore his shirt because suffocation threatened, preceded by vomiting. After being carried to the hospital the patient suddenly ceased to breathe, the heart stopped the face became livid, etc., whereupon tracheotomy was immediately performed; blood drawn from the arm flowed scantily, was dark mixed with bright streaks, 28.
Chest
Swelling of the chest, with difficulty of breathing. Soon after the bite on the face the chest became excessively swollen, without difficulty of breathing, and the abdomen swollen as far down as the navel. The veins in the chest and abdomen became thick and hard like quills. Oedema of the lungs precedes death. Double pneumonia. Oppression of the chest, with anxiety. Oppression of the chest, with great precordial anxiety. Oppression of the chest, with violent efforts to breathe and to swallow. Violent pains in the chest. The patient complained of flying pains in the chest (after ten hours). Burning on the chest and abdomen, and longing for cold applications, through the skin was very cold to touch. Pressure over the four or five ribs of the right side causes pain (after half an hour). Violent pain in the thorax and left side (third day).
Back and neck
Pains in the back and abdomen. Pains in the loins.
Extremities
Limbs swollen, painful. Swelling of the whole limb. Swelling of the whole extremity, which was covered with bluish- red spots. Swelling of the whole extremity, which was covered with bluish-red spots. The whole extremity was very much swollen and hard, with inflammation of the superficial veins; the boy complained of total loss of sensation in the extremity. The limb became swollen, like a phlegmonous erysipelas, with an ecchymosis around the bite. Pain, with oedema of the limb, the volume of which had become double its natural size (after two hours). Limbs swollen, red, covered with yellow spots. The limb becomes swollen, blue and black. Dark-red swelling of the bitten limb. On the third day the whole extremity was swollen as far as the abdomen, with feverish coldness of the limb. The whole limb speedily became enlarged, blue and black, even the abdomen was distended. Erysipelatous inflammation of the whole limb. Swelling of the limb, with black spots; the swelling extended to the abdomen, was followed by syncope and death. Great oedema of the extremity. Dark color and great swelling of the affected limb. The limb became excessively tumefied, covered with livid spots. The extremity became excessively swollen and ecchymosed; at the place of the bite there were several ulcers, which exuded a sanious liquid. The extremity became enormous in size, and covered with phlyctenules (second day). Excessive swelling of the limb; the swelling became doughy, the temperature elevated, the cutaneous veins looked like red stripes; every attempt to move the limb caused violent pains. Gangrenous spots on the limb. The bitten limb had a yellowish-green color, with livid spots. Paralysis of the bitten limb for several years, even involving half of the body. Different limbs and even the whole half of the body paralyzed for the reminder of life. Loss of power to move the muscles and tendons. Limbs in a state of relaxation (after one hour and a half). Trembling of the limbs, painful. The limb was benumbed. Cramps, especially in the flexor muscles. Excessive pain in the whole extremity. Pains in the limbs, alternately with pains in the abdomen, chronic, results. Violent pain in the bitten limb, and stitches in the tips of the fingers. Pain in the extremity aggravated by touch. Peculiar crawling in the soles of the feet (after half an hour); afterwards also in the palms. For twelve years she had a recurrence of painful symptoms in the bitten limb, at the time of year corresponding with the time she received the wound.
Upper Limbs
Paralysis of the upper limbs after a bite on the foot. Paralysis of the right arm, recurring for years after a bite on the foot. Oedema extending to the shoulder. The arm, shoulder, chest, and back of the side bitten becomes greatly swollen and inflamed. Arm swollen, reddish blue. The whole extent of the right arm was enormously swollen, and its surface was of a livid red color (second day). On the third day the arm was slightly swollen, red, covered with spots, soft, and without pain. The arm was greatly swollen and discolored; it retained for many years a sickly color, until death, which took place suddenly in the night (in an old woman). The bitten finger became bluish black, the wound was surrounded by enormous blisters, the hand and arm were greatly swollen, of a grayish yellow color; scarification over the would caused oozing of very black blood. The bitten part soon became hot, swollen, and the finger contracted; the contraction and swelling soon affected the arm, the latter extending above the elbow; the whole of the right arm was much swelled, especially about the joints (after ten hours). On the second day the arm was swollen and puffy, as if he had dropsy. Finger white, but little swollen; the back of the hand very much swollen; red lines reaching to the elbow; forearm not much swollen or discolored, but rather tender (after six hours); arm much swollen and ecchymosed, the discoloration extending to the axilla; the glands in that region also much swollen and inflamed, morning (second day); inflammation subsiding; ecchymosis extending down the side to the crest of the ilium, evening (second day); ecchymosis depending in color (third day); color decreasing and becoming browner (eighth day); forearm and elbow very hard, and the patient complained of stiffness and pain in attempting to bend the elbow (tenth day). Part swollen, with tingling pain and sense of coolness (after one hour and a half); in a short time afterward the swelling increased enormously. It seemed to be of the nature of oedema, and its appearance indicated that gangrene would speedily supervene. The temperature of the part was lower than it usually is all over the arm, up to the axilla, to which part, in fact, the swelling had extended. Immediately felt a sensation of burning and smarting, and soon after the thumb became deadly white, and the lividity of the forearm came and went; during the evening the stiffness, which had been present slightly, began to increase; the arm became swollen, and lividity became permanent. These conditions became aggravated during the night, and in the morning presented the following appearance: the part looks sloughy and inflamed, and swelling extends from this point throughout the entire limb, terminating at the shoulder. Lividity commences on the posterior aspect of the thumb, prevails on the inner side of the dorsum of the hand, where it becomes a bluish tint, and gradually assumes the appearance of ecchymosis as it approaches the forearm. Here, and upon the upper arm, the ecchymosis is general; of a bright-red color in places, in others blue and black, and everywhere tinctured with livid spots. The discoloration upon the posterior aspect of the forearm and arm is gradually shaded of a less intense hue. The discoloration and tumefaction terminate at the axilla. Pain on pressing the thumb. A general feeling of soreness extends over the extremity, not aggravated, however, by pressure. The bitten thumb became black, the hand swollen and spotted. On the second day the arm was covered with spots, above the elbow sores filled with liquid. Feeling as if the poison extended from the bitten thumb to the shoulder and then to the abdomen. Pains in the shoulder. Immediately intense pain in the wounded part, in a short time extending along the forearm to the middle of the elbow, and thence to axilla, he described this pain as being of a burning character, i and almost directly followed by great swelling of the hand and wrist; as the pain extended, its severity in the wounded part itself somewhat diminished. Simultaneously with its reaching the axilla, a pain or feeling of constriction was experienced about the head, throat, and right side of tongue, accompanied also with a sense of heat about these parts. The pain in the swollen arm was very distressing. Intolerable pain extending from the arm to the chest. Forearm. Yellow color of the forearm. Subsultus tendinum. Hand. Swelling of the hand. Even the hand not bitten became swollen. Swelling of the bitten hand, with stitches, on motion. Swelling of the hand with pain, as if it would burst, painful to touch, edematous, not pitting on pressure. Even after third day the hand was greatly swollen and stiff. Sticking pains in the bitten hand, which swells and becomes very large. Fingers. Burning and swelling for several days of perfectly sound fingers (from only rubbing a stick with which the head of a snake had been bruised). Edematous swelling of the finger bitten, and of the whole forearm. The bitten finger became bluish black. Swelling of the bitten finger and hand, with stupefaction. Swelling of the bitten and nausea. Violent tearing pains extending from the bitten fingers to the wrists, elbows, shoulders, and chest, with uneasiness, vomiting, and sleeplessness. Violent sticking pain in the bitten thumb, piercing its tip, then spreading over the whole arm, followed by a sensation of a flame of fire flickering and burning through the arm. Sudden violent pains in the fingers, after the bite. Violent sticking pain in the bitten finger (forth day). Stitches in the tips of the fingers of the bitten arm.
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.