DIPHTHERINUM

Source indications

especially adapted to the strumous diathesis
scrofulous, psoric or tuberculous persons, prone to catarrhal affections of throat and respiratory mucus membranes
patients with weak or exhausted vitality hence are extremely susceptible to the diphtheritic virus
when the attack from the onset tends to malignancy
painless diphtheria
symptoms almost or entirely objective
patient too weak, apathetic or too prostrated to complain
sopor or stupor, but easily aroused when spoken to
dark red swelling of tonsils and palatine arches
parotid and cervical glands greatly swollen
breath and discharges from throat, nose and mouth very offensive
tongue swollen, very red, little coating
diphtheritic membrane, thick, dark gray or brownish black
temperature low or subnormal
pulse weak and rapid
extremities cold and marked debility
patient lies in a semi-stupid condition
eyes dull, besotted
epistaxis or profound prostration from very onset of attack
collapse almost at very beginning
pulse weak, rapid and vital reaction very low
swallows without pain, but fluids are vomited or returned by the nose
breath horribly offensive
laryngeal diphtheria
post diphtheritic paralysis
when the patient from the first seems doomed, and the most carefully selected remedies fail to relieve or permanently improve