Erysipelas
Erysipelas is an acute streptococcal infection of the skin.Its main symptoms are fever,chill,headache,vomiting and hot skin.The symptoms of infection appear with oedema in the subcutaneous tissues.
Symptoms/Problems |
Remedy |
Frequency(Doses) |
| Eruptions with sore and bruised feeling all over the body;the bed feels too hard |
Arnica mont.30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Sudden onset due to exposure to dry cold wind;high fever;restlessness and fear of death |
Aconite 30 or 200 |
2 hourly |
| Symptoms with oedema,pale and shiny skin;stinging and burning pains;sack like swelling of eye-lids;better from cold and worse from heat |
Apis mel.30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Vesicular eruptions;burning with chill and fever;restlessness;eruptions on face with burning.Worse damp and cold,better by motion |
Rhus tox.30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Intense itching;scratching intolerable;feels as if insects are creeping on the face.Cough and eruptions alternate |
Croton tig.30 or 200 |
6 hourly |
| When eruptions turn into malignancy or gangrene.Secretion acrid;burning in eruptions;better by heat.Anxiety,restlessness and prostration |
Arsenic alb.30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Eruptions smooth,bright red with throbbing pain;skin intensly hot and dry |
Belladonna 30 |
3 hourly |
| Eruptions on face with blisters and severe burning;even small touch aggravates burning sensation |
Cantharis 30 |
3 hourly |
| Complaints with offensive breath and sweat;bitter or salty salivation |
Mercurius sol.30 |
4 hourly |
| Post vaccination erysipelas.Profuse sweat only on uncovered parts |
Thuja oc.200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Symptoms accompanied by delirium;narrow,well defined,red streak right through the middle of tongue |
Verat-v.30 |
4 hourly |
| When eruptions disappear suddenly.Cramps,spasmodic convulsions sets in |
Cuprum met.30 |
4 hourly |
| When eruptions turn into malignancy and healing does not take place;large quantity of pus in eruptions |
Hippozaeninum 30 |
4 hourly |
| Purple,mottled and puffy eruptions;worse after sleep.Loquacious,suspicious and jealous patient.Cannot tolerate even mild touch on throat |
Lachesis 30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Recurring erysipelas on face.Skin separated from flesh by a fetid fluid.Symptoms develops with unusual rapidity |
Crotalus h.30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| eruptions with a feeling as if a mice is creeping under the skin |
Secale cor.30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Gangrenous erysipelas;better by cold |
Baptisia 6 or 30 |
4 hourly |
| Great sensitiveness to slightest touch,draught of air,noise.Instability and anger more prominent |
Hepar sulph.30 |
4 hourly |
| In patients who are mild but irritable;weeps easily;craves for sympathy and open air.Thirstlessness.Worse from heat |
Pulsatilla 30 |
4 hourly |
| When well selected remedies fail.burning sensation,worse from heat.patient hungry specially at 10 - 11 A.M. Worse contact of water,washing,etc. |
Sulphur 200 |
10 min(3) |
| Eruptions with transparent glutinous fluid;and fever at night.Stools hard and constipated |
Graphites 30 |
4 hourly(3) |