Furuncles, (<) hairy parts of face, on forehead and neck. Vesicles on thighs and buttocks, afterwards large elevated discs, with a surrounding zone of partially desiccated vesicles, microscopic examination showed active hyperaemia of the corium, of the papillae and sebaceous glands, especially with corpuscular and fluid exudation. Ulcers, large, elevated uniformly above skin, edges almost vertical, with no signs of cicatricial action, floors firm and grayish-red, with here and there an adherent crust, the secretions fetid, sanious and puriform, the ulcers bled on moderate touch, the tissue of these ulcers so firm that it did not look like ordinary granulation tissue, it was composed of large masses and at several points a slightly villous or rather papillomatous appearance, the U. looked like epitheliomata, but they were symmetrical and showed no evidence of malignancy, they began as papules, became boils, and after discharging degenerated into ulcers.
Sensibility diminished.
Sleep
Yawning. Sleepiness; irresistible, after evening meal; constant dropping asleep. Sound sleep in a chair in daytime. Deep sleep; and disturbed, from which I woke with a mental struggle, not knowing at first where I was; and often broken by starts, a sort of vague nightmare, sleep prolonged, waking difficult. Sleeplessness. Half sleep. Restless sleep, frequently weakened by voluptuous dreams, with erections. Frequent dreams; and confused; D. heavy and difficult to shake off.
Fever
Chill. Shivering. Cool-skin; and clammy. Cold limbs. Heat; of head; in face. Sweat at night; copious and viscid S.
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.