Tuberculinum – Medicine



February 26. Better in every way. No swelling or running at the ear. The family consider him well. The only thing noticeable is that he seems somewhat pale and nervous when first getting up in the morning, but this soon wears of. Is in better flesh. Sac. lac. The case required no more medicine and rapidly went on to a cure.

Nose

      Coryza.

Secretion of mucus from nose, viscid, yellow-green.

Increased secretion of mucus, with frontal headache.

Aching of ears and teeth with coryza in evening, with headache.

Bleeding of nose.

Comedones on nose, surrounded with minute pustules.

The nose, which used to feel ” hot and burning, ” has lost this sensation.

Profuse discharge of blood mixed with mucus from nares.

Seem to have a fresh cold with each change of weather.

Blowing blood from nose constantly. Profuse discharge of bloody mucus.

Small boil at end of nose; at upper nasal commissure, and one on upper lip. The boils were small, dark-red in color and contained green pus. Very slow in healing.

Sneezing, burning, watery coryza. Seemed to have fresh cold all the time.

Fluent coryza.

Discharge of thick tenacious, gray-colored mucus.

Awakened every morning at 5 A.M. to clear nose and throat.

Rattling of mucus in throat immediately after eating, which must be expectorated.

Soreness inside of nose, commencing as watery pimples, which, suppurating, form scabs; nose and lips somewhat swollen; itching slightly. – Rose.

Face

      Edematous, pale face.

Clonic convulsions of musculus orbicularis inferior, acute.

Convulsions in region of facial muscle, esp. buccinator.

In one case the inflammation of the lupus (on face) presented unquestionable erysipelas of a rather severe type, and the patient was for some time in danger.

Flushing of cheek of same side as lung affected, during the reaction (Borgherini).

Upper lip and nose became swollen during the first two or three reactions, the lip becoming cracked on inner surface.

Herpes on lips and eyelids (Heilferich).

After the tenth injection his left moustache, which was kept cut to prevent scabs from gathering ceased to grow, every hair fell out, and for a month the left upper lip was perfectly denuded of hair, and had all the appearance when seen under a lens of being dilapidated; however, the hairs began to grow well before he left the Home. (Hine).

Slight swelling and itching of lips. – Rose.

Mouth

      Tongue foul, furred.

Tongue much coated.

Coating on soft palate and tongue.

Taste: salty, purulent.

Aphthae on tongue and buccal mucosa.

Tongue dry.

Dryness of lips.

On lips black blisters.

Palate: granulations enormously swollen and vascular.

Breath offensive.

Spit up blood streaked mucus from mouth and throat.

A bitter, disagreeable taste; nothing tasted natural. This continued for more than a month.

Tongue coated white at back and through the center.

Scalded sensation on tongue and in mouth as though burned; tongue sore at tip.

Lips dry, chapped; entire mouth very dry, but no thirst, worse in morning on rising.

Thirst for small quantities of water.

Wakened several times in the night on account of dryness of mouth.

Teeth

      Vague toothache.

Teeth felt loose. “Feeling as if the teeth were all jammed together and too many for his head.”

Sordes on teeth.

Inflammation of gums, scurvy-like.

Gums turgescent, felt swollen.

Throat

      Aching in pharynx and larynx.

Scratching in pharynx.

Tickling in throat exciting cough.

Sensation of mucus in throat.

Sensation of a tumor in throat.

Dryness in throat; tonsillitis; general inflammatory condition of pharyngeal mucous membrane.

Retropharyngeal abscess.

Burning pain in throat.

Sensation of constriction in throat; in larynx.

Heaviness and sensation of rattling in throat.

Aching extending from throat to ears.

Dysphagia increased; later diminished (in laryngeal phthisis).

Intense pain in nasopharynx on swallowing.

Sensation as if throat was swollen on the right side; expectorating a great deal of mucus from posterior nares, worse immediately after eating.

Needle-like pains in left side of throat agg. by swallowing.

Pains shooting to the left ear when swallowing; unable to eat solids.

Dryness of the throat and posterior nares, with a dry, tickling cough at night.

Stomach

      Eructations and sensation of fullness over stomach.

Nausea, vomiting.

Vomited severely with amel. to headache.

Nausea and vomiting, nausea with efforts to vomit with colic and diarrhoea.

Transitory sickness and vomiting after dinner.

Vomiting after every meal.

Nausea and sickness in morning with heaviness in stomach region.

Pressure in stomach, going to throat, as if the clothes were too tight.

Cramping pain in stomach.

Nausea with pains in umbilical region with diarrhoea.

Nausea with racking and stirring in stomach and increased thirst.

Sickness in stomach and pressing.

Nausea in morning.

Sticking pains in stomach region.

Belching of tasteless gas.

Constant nausea, but could not vomit.

Belching, with burning sensation in esophagus from stomach to mouth.

Tasteless eructations with much belching.

Nausea and repugnance at sight or odor of food.

Empty, twisted sensation in epigastrium, followed by another stool.

Much pressing, continuous pain in epigastrium.

Feels as if stomach was gripped by a hand.

Great thirst for hot water, which does not relieve.

Empty sensation after eating as if not satisfied.

Windy dyspepsia, with pinching and pains under ribs of right side in mammary line. – Burnett.

Appetite

      Appetite good; enjoy food. It is all right until it reaches lower bowel, then urging begins. Stool mostly undigested; lienteria; weight 112; previous to proving, weighed 134.

Loss of appetite, esp. in the morning.

Thirst: extreme, day and night; burning in morning.

Always drank coffee, but now cannot bear even the odor of it, which agg. the headache.

Great thirst.

Mouth, lips and tongue dry and parched.

Craving for food, for something to eat, but not relieved by eating.

Abdomen

      Cramping pains in stomach and abdomen.

Sensation of constriction in abdomen.

Colic with diarrhoea and heaviness in stomach.

Colic with great thirst.

Fatigue and sickness in region of stomach and abdomen; sticking pains deep in spleen; severe pain in region of liver.

Aching (sticking) in region of liver, spleen, ovaries, spermatic cord, testicles (esp. l.), in hip-joints, in rectum.

Pains in region of appendix vermiformis.

Mass of enlarged glands, in right iliac fossa much smaller.

Six pustules at different parts of skin of back and abdomen, and after discharging have healed.

Discrete papular rash over chest and abdomen.

Perforating ulcer in intestines.

Bloated sensation in abdomen all day.

Borborygmus, much rattling and rumbling.

Seems as though something would start in left groin and crawl upward, with persistent rumbling.

Dull pain and rumbling in abdomen, constantly changing from one side to the other.

Great exhaustion and weakness.

Sensation in abdomen as if greatly distended; clothing very oppressive, particularly about the waist; obliged to remove corset immediately for fear of suffocation.

Bursting sensation in abdomen.

Empty sensation in abdomen followed by burning from waist through lower extremities.

Fever, emaciation, abdominal pains and discomfort, restless at night, glands of both groins enlarged and indurated; cries out in sleep; strawberry tongue. – Burnett.

Tabes mesenterica; swelling on left side, also on right, complains of a stitch in side after running; languid and indisposed to talk; nervous and irritable; talks in his sleep; grinds his teeth; appetite poor; hands blue; indurated and palpable glands everywhere, a drum belly; spleen region bulging out. – Burnett.

Inguinal glands indurated and visible; excessive sweats; chronic diarrhoea.

Stool

      Obstipation; stool hard, dry, with wind and colic.

Diarrhoea with pinching and burning pains.

Pressure and constriction in rectum.

Pain in rectum.

Itching sensation in anus.

Constant urging to stool; often ineffectual.

Tenesmus, painful, constant; not so severe when lying down, but not amel. by lying.

Ineffectual urging; no reference to stool; seems to be the sphincter muscles.

Stool seems to drop for some distance above, coming chiefly in small diarrheic dribbles without pain, until sphincter is touched. Tenesmus begins as soon as feces pass over lower portion of rectum.

Tenesmus and ineffectual urging day and night; not rest; disturbed, unrefreshing sleep.

Pain dull, more or less severe; about hips, sacrum and entire pelvic region.

When I cough seems as if the rectum was being torn out.

Get very weary sitting, but dread to move, as motions agg. the tenesmus.

Early morning diarrhoea: urgent, watery, dark-brown and offensive, passing with great force, 5 A.M. This early morning stool continued for eight days, invariably from 5 to 6 A.M.

Early morning, urgent, ineffectual with tenesmus.

Early morning diarrhoea; watery, painless, bright yellow, but little or no exhaustion followed.

Urinary organs

      Urine intermits, stops and starts; flows slowly; must strain at stool to pass urine.

H. C. Allen
Dr. Henry C. Allen, M. D. - Born in Middlesex county, Ont., Oct. 2, 1836. He was Professor of Materia Medica and the Institutes of Medicine and Dean of the faculty of Hahnemann Medical College. He served as editor and publisher of the Medical Advance. He also authored Keynotes of Leading Remedies, Materia Medica of the Nosodes, Therapeutics of Fevers and Therapeutics of Intermittent Fever.