Syphilinum

Syphilitic Virus. A Nosodc.

Keynotes

Pains from darkness to daylight ; begin with twilight and end with daylight (Merc., Phyt.).

Pains increase and decrease gradually (Stan.) ; shifting and require frequent change of position.

All symptoms are worse at night (Merc.) ; from sundown to sunrise.

Eruptions: dull, red, copper-colored spots, becoming blue when getting cold. Extreme emaciation of entire body (Abrot., iod.). Heart: lancinating pains from base to apex, at night (from apex to base, Med. ; from base to clavicle, or shoulder, Spig.).

Loss of memory; cannot remember names of books, persons or places ; arithmetical calculation difficult.

Sensation: as if going insane; as if about to be paralyzed ; of apathy and indifference.

Terrible dread of night on account of mental and physical exhaustion on awakening; it is intolerable, death is preferable.

Fears the terrible suffering from exhaustion on awakening (Lach.).

Leucorrhoea; profuse, soaking through the napkins and running down to the heels (Alum.).

Headache, neuralgic in character, causing sleeplessness and delirium at night ; commencing at 4 p. m. ; worse from 10 to ii and ceasing at daylight (ceases at II or 12 p. M.^ Lyc.) ; falling of the hair.

Acute ophthalmia neonatorum; lids swollen, adhere during sleep; pain intense at night < from 2 to 5 A. M.; pus profuse; > by cold bathing.

Ptosis : paralysis of superior oblique ; sleepy look from drooping lids (Caust., Graph.).

Diplopia, one image seen below the other.

Teeth: decay at edge of gum and break off; are cupped, edges serrated; dwarfed in size, converge at their tips (Staph.).

Craving alcohol, m any form. Hereditary tendency to alcoholism (Asar., Psor., Tuber., Sulph., Sulph. ac.).

Obstinate constipation for years ; rectum seems tied up with strictures; when enema was used the agony of passage was like labor (Lac d., Tub.).

Fissures in anus and rectum (Thuja) ; prolapse of rectum; obstinate cases with a syphilitic history.

Rheumatism of the shoulder joint, or at insertion of deltoid, < from raising arm laterally (Rhus — r. shoulder. Sang.; left, Fer.).

When the best selected remedy fails to relieve or permanently improve, in syphilitic affections.

Syphilitics, or patients who have had chancre treated by local means, and as a result have suffered from throat and skin troubles for years, are nearly always benefited by this remedy at commencement of treatment unless some other remedy is clearly indicated.

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Compare: Aur., Asaf., Kali i., Merc., Phyt., in bone diseases and syphilitic affections.

Aggravation. — At night, from twilight to daylight.