Cuprum Arsenicosum
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General
Cuprum Arsenicosum.
Arsenite of Copper. (Scheele's Green.) Cu H As O3. Trituration.
Clinical
Cholera. Cholerine. Chorea. Diarrhoea. Enteralgia. Paralysis (left side). Uterine neuralgia. Vomiting.
Characteristics
Cupr. ars. combines the characters of its two metallic components. Intense neuralgic pains in abdomen; awful distress in epigastric region; burning along oesophagus and in urethra; numbness; creeping, itching, and chilly sensations. According to J. N.
Majumdar, who gives a case, the great characteristic of Cup. ars. in choleraic conditions is "icy-coldness of the whole body, with cramps and an obstinate hiccough." B. L. Bhaduri pointed this out to him. Salzer has shown that "cold, clammy perspiration of intermittent nature" is unique and characteristic.
He has found it most valuable in the collapse stage of cholera, where intermittent cold, clammy sweat was noted. The skin is very sensitive to touch; and pressure < all symptoms. Rest > and motion < most symptoms; but motion > stiffness of back and tingling of hands. Damp weather = neuralgia of abdomen.
Weakness and restlessness. There is a periodicity in the symptom.
Relations
For antidotes see under Arsen. Compare: Arsenical and Copper preparations; Acon.; Act. r. (angina pectoris, numbness of left side of body, paresis of left arm); Merc. cor. (diarrhoea and tenesmus); Iris. v.
Head
Vertigo, confusion of ideas and headache between temples
Fulness in head, brain seems to expand and press against frontal bone
Sharp pain in temples, < in l
Headache between temples; the pain seems to meet in centre of forehead and pass thence down nose
Dulness and soreness of head in morning after washing.
Eyes
Dark spots before eyes; eyes very sensitive.
Ears
Boring pain in r. ear; sharp pain in temple, < in l.
Nose
Bones of nose very sore, esp. on pressure.
Face
Face haggard; expression of great suffering
Violent twitching and jerking of muscles of l. side of face between eye and corner of mouth
Soreness of bones.
Mouth
Mouth very dry; frequently called for something to wet his mouth
Shooting in upper l. molars, extending upward into superior maxillary line
Back part of tongue thickly coated
Tongue, dry and tremulous
Bad breath.
Throat
Burning along oesophagus from stomach to mouth.
Stomach
Moderate thirst; but drink of any kind increased the nausea; a few mouthfuls satisfied; desire for drink seemed rather due to dry mouth than thirst
Intense thirst
Nausea and vomiting, < after eating;
< after study
Obstinate hiccough
Nausea and awful distress at epigastrium
Burning
Cutting in stomach while eating
Cramp in stomach and bowels, followed by tonsillitis.
Abdomen
Burning, cramping, colic pains
Spasmodic and neuralgic pains, accompanied by screams and cramps in fingers and toes
Cramping pains in lower bowels, with extreme vesical and rectal tenesmus; micturition frequent causing great suffering
Attacks of excruciating pains in bowels occurring every two or three weeks.
Stool And Anus
Vomiting and purging, with cramps and collapse
Rectal tenesmus, with almost constant mucous discharges
Chronic slimy diarrhoea during summer, with cramps in abdomen.
Urinary Organs
Pain in sacral region, with frequent urging to urinate
Dark red urine; burning pain during and after urination
Strong smelling urine; odour of garlic.
Male Sexual Organs
White purulent discharge from urethra; soreness of penis, with pain in prostate gland; tingling and burning in urethra
Perspiration of scrotum, which is constantly moist and damp
Boils frequently forming on scrotum.
Female Sexual Organs
About close of menses, worked out of doors during a moist, drizzling day; during night agonising pains in lower abdominal region; tender spot over l. ovary; tongue heavily coated white.—During pregnancy constant nausea, rejects everything; weak, very nervous; pulse quick and feeble; spasmodic uterine pain; at one time tenesmus and dysenteric stools.
Respiratory Organs
Voice altered; speech difficult
Oppression of chest as if constricted
Weight on chest, with difficult breathing
Soreness of small spot in l. scapula, extending into l. lung, followed by dull, sticking pains in l. chest, between sixth and seventh ribs, < on deep inspiration; weak, Dumb feeling in l. chest, l. side of back, l. shoulder and arm
Dull soreness in r. side of chest, with dull pains in back, < from deep inspiration.
Heart
Heart's action weak and hurried; pulse small, compressible, weak, and frequent, though quite regular
Sudden debility, with dull pain in heart, and sense of oppression; l. chest feels too small; long involuntary inspiration; empty feeling in stomach, with vertigo and confusion of ideas, and headache between temples
Palpitation of heart, with trembling of limbs
Palpitation moving walls of chest up and down
Cardiac chorea: at one time heart beats very irregular and feeble, at another time violent and irregular; attacks appear in paroxysms, action being normal in intervals.
Neck And Back
Soreness of glands of neck, with stiffness of neck; pain < on moving head
Severe pains under lower angle of l. scapula < from motion or breathing
Stiffness and lameness of back, < by motion > by rest; returns after sitting awhile
Lameness of lumbar region
Pain in r. lumbar region, and in anterior portion of r. thigh.
Limbs
L. arm feels numb and powerless; similar feeling in l. leg
Spasms in extremities; coldness
Itching of arms and legs
Pustular tumours in wrists and ankles, and excessive sensitiveness and irritability of skin.
Generalities
Tremulousness of whole body, very noticeable on attempting to walk.—Quivering, impossible to control.—Great prostration; as from traumatic shock.
Fever
Whole surface covered with cold moisture; skin pale like death
Icy coldness of whole body, with cramps and obstinate hiccough
Intermittent, cold clammy sweat (in cholera collapse).