Mercurius Corrosivus
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 212
Questions
Give the eye symptoms of Mercurius corrosivus. Burning pains; intense photophobia and excoriatinglachrymation, making the cheeks sore, almost taking the skin off; tearing in the bones around the eye; ulceration of cornea with tendency to perforation ; it is almost specific for Syphilitic Iritis.
What are the throat symptoms of Mercurius corrosivus ?
The uvula is swollen, and there is intense burning, worse from pressure; constriction of the throat, swallowing causes spasm.
What are the indications for Mercurius corrosivus in Gonorrhoea ?
Green, purulent discharge, worse at night; the meatus is dark red, and there is violent tenesmus of the bladder.
When is Mercurius corrosivus indicated in Dysentery ?
When the tenesmus is extreme, and when the stools are scanty, of mucus and blood, with great burning at the anus, and at the same time tenesmus of the bladder.