ECZEMA [Eczema]:

-Lilienthal.S

Aconite [Acon]
Acute cases in plethoric persons; fine prickings, as from needles, here and there; spots like flea-bites, itching unchanged by scratching; restlessness.
AEthusa-cyn [Aeth]
Tetters bleed easily in children during dentition; eruption, itching and burning in bed, during heat.
Alumina [Alum]
Humid scurf, scab, sore, worse about temples, with gnawing, itching, bleeding when scratched, (<) evenings, on alternate days, from heat of bed, at new and full moon,from eating new potatoes; (>) in open air heat of bed, at new and full moon, from eating new potatoes; (>) in open air (Bar.c.); or hard crust upon scalp, nails brittle,DRY SKIN, EVEN IN HOT WEATHER; every little bruise smarts. Skin feels as if white of egg had dried on its surface.
Ammonium-carb [Am-c]
Eczema on the bends of the extremities; excoriations between the thighs and about genitals, (<) from wet applications; violent itching, after scratching, after scratching burning blisters appear. Scrofulous children who dislike washing. Ammonium-mur [Am-m] Useful in fat, bloated and lax persons who are indolent and sluggish; eruptions on hands, wrists and shoulders; skin peels off the fingers; blisters, especially on tips; skin intensely red, covered with a fine brownish exfoliation. (>) only by applying cold water day and night; anxious dreams with feelings of embarrassment; (<) during menses with vomiting and diarrhoea. Anacardium [Anac] Itching vesicles, rapidly becoming pustular, large, flat, later confluent, discharging a yellowish transparent fluid, hardening to a crust in the open air as the epidermis peels of, surface swollen, hyperaemic and suppurating, spreading from right to left and affecting chiefly finger,s eyelids, face and scrotum, chest and around neck; unbearable itching. Antimonium-crud [Ant-c] Suppurating, yellow-crusted eruption, pain to touch and easily detached; a green sanious pus oozes out from beneath the thick, hard, yellow crusts, irritating the surrounding parts, itching violently; (<) from poultices, bathing, working in water, from alcoholic drinks and in the sun. Gastric derangement with violent thirst and map tongue; especially on face and genital organs; impetigo scroti. Antimonium-tart [Ant-t] Impetiginous eczema; vesicles surrounded by a red areola, with itching, chiefly about nose, neck and shoulder and back of the ears; sleepiness with nausea; irritability; does not want to be touched rattling cough. Apis-mell [Apis] Eruptions sting and burn like bee-stings, sensitive to touch, chiefly in circumscribed spots all over body, causing itching and restlessness, (<) by heat and (>) by exposure to air; urine scanty, no thirst.
Arsenicum-alb [Ars]
Chronic eczema; eruption upon scalp and face dry and scaly, or pimples and vesicles upon face with acrid, sometimes foetid, discharge and intense burning itching, the same on likes and genitals, (<) at night and in cold air, (>) from warmth. Branlike, scaly eruption, (<) on forehead., margin of hair,itching and burning, (<) by scratching, followed by bleeding; harsh, dry, rough skin in papers not affected by the eruption; emaciation from disturbances in vegetative sphere; emaciation of urine shows deficiency of urea (Ars. iod. and Ars. brom) Asterias-rubens [Aster] Eczema on things, legs, ankles and instep, itching vesicles break and form small ulcers which spread superficially; scrofulous and sycotic constitutions. Baryta-carb [Bar-c] Moist vesicular eruption, with formation of thick crusts, itching, burning, causes the hair to fall out; cervical glands hard, swollen; skin humid, sore fat, dumpy children with swollen lymphatics, enlarged tonsils and take cold easily. Belladonna [Bell] Over sensitiveness; eruptions during dentition, with tendency to convulsions; diffused redness of skin;l perspires only on uncovered parts as face and neck, or general sweat suddenly occurring and suddenly disappearing,erratic pains. Bovista [Bov] Eczema of the back of hands (baker;s and grocer's itch), especially when the irritation is brought on by washing; moist vesicular eruption with formation of thick crusts,no relief from scratching eruption about mouth and nostrils; general lassitude, especially about joints; flabby skin; foul perspiration. Bromium [Brom] Eczema covers entire scalp like a cap, dirty-looking, offensive discharge, scalp tender, mouth dry and parched; stony-hard swelling of glands, especially on lower jaw and throat; flatulence, profuse moist eruption s in armpit and perineum; high-coloured urine. Caladium [Calad] Burning vesicular rash on chest, forearm and vulva, alternating with attacks of asthma; great disinclination to more; vertigo on going to sleep; low-spirited, feels best when perspiring. Calcarea-carb [Calc] Thick, large,yellow scabs form on the occiput first and spread thence to face; eruption mostly dry, but thick, bland pus under the crusts; inching not very intense, but on awakening from sleep teething children are apt to scratch their head and make it bleed; moist eruption upon legs, about navel and flexure of extremities; no dread of water, but eruptions are aggravated by water; chronic eruption with cold feet, as it their were damp stockings on them; chalky stools; skin inclined to ulcerate. Eczema scrofulosum. Calcarea-phos [Calc-p] Scurfy and scabby eruptions in anaemic, rachitic, scrofulous constitutions; dry skin, moist on hands; itching, black scurfs; poor crop of hair or hair falling out; second dentition. Calcarea-sulph [Calc-s] Eczema with greenish, brownish or yellowish scabs; yellow scab follows pimples on scalp. Cantharis [Canth] ECZEMA SOLARE WITH MUCH BURNING AND ITCHING; when touched burning and smarting; complications with urinary troubles;l eruption begins in a small spot and spreads so as to involve a large surface, with a watery discharge underneath the scabs, (>) from lying down and in cool weather; (<) from warmth; scales form on scalp like enormous dandruff; hair falls out; perspiration smells urinous; eruption mostly on right side. Causticum [Caust] Pimples and crusts on tip of nose, burning, inflamed, swollen and scurfy; pustules on nostrils and nape of neck; eruption around nipple, tending to ulceration; (<) evenings in open air; (>) from warmth and heat in bed. Child is afraid in a dark room, will not go to bed alone.
Chelidonium [Chel]
Eczema of lower extremities from chronic affections of abdominal organs;l red and painful pimples and pustules on various parts; great irritability of cutaneous nerves; vesicles on lips and alae nasi, forming scabs; bright golden diarrhoea in children with capillary bronchitis.
Cicuta-virosa [Cic]
Eczema capitis, NO ITCHING, whitish scurf on chin and upper lip, with oozing; long-lasting purulent eruptions, confluent, drying down to hard lemon-colored crust, like dried honey (Ant.crud); burning soreness no fever.
Clematis [Clem]
Eruption appears on back part of head and neck, sometimes extending over face, tingling and itching drying into scabs; sticking sensation when touching the skin; vesicles break and tend to ulceration; ERUPTION MOIST DURING INCREASING MOON, DRY DURING WANING MOON; after suppressed gonorrhoea.
Conium [Con]
Glandular enlargements; moist vesicles, (<) by scratching followed by pricking in skin; gluey, sticky discharge, forming hard crusts about face,arms and mons veneris; eruptions of old people suffering from vertigo, (<) in bed; eruptions developed by being overheated. Copaiva [Cop] Eczema consisting of small vesicles, itching and pricking in skin; annoying itching with severe inflammation in parts denuded of epithelium; papular and pustular eruption occurring in groups, with pain in limbs and disordered stomach. Croton-tigl [Croto-t] PURE IDIOPATHIC ECZEMA, such as usually seen in children. Eczema on face and genitals, after Rhus poisoning. Eczema of the whole body to the soles of the feet, the small vesicles more prominent on face and eyelids, and the scrotum and genitals; swelling and redness with violent burning and itching, (<) after eating and by night, (>) by gentle scratching, after sleep; painful swelling of glands.
Condurango [Cund]
Chiefly when rhagades are present, oozing out a foetid fluid; cachectic or syphilitic dyscrasia.
Curare [Cur]
Moist eczema of face and behind ears in scrofulous children; Patches in places especially in right popliteal space and on scrotum,with bright redness and imperceptible serous exudation, forming squamous scabs,. with intense itching, (<) evening and night. Dulcamara [Dulc] Thick crusts form on the scalp, causing the hair to fall out, thick brown to yellowish crusts one cheeks, forehead or chin; tettery crusts over whole body, glandular enlargements; exudating vesicles on face and extremities; eruption of itching vesicles, which pass into suppuration and become covered with a crust, chiefly on lower limbs and posterior surface of body; the itching diminishes after crusts form, but remains sensitive to contact and bleeds after scratching. Graphites [Graph] Fat people blonde complexion; women with scanty menses; VERY DRY SKIN, NEVER PERSPIRES humid, spreading and scurfy eczema; painful to contact, starting behind ears, extending to vertex and down to cheeks; eczema of scalp, forming massive dirty crusts, which mat down to cheeks; eczema of scalp, forming massive dirty rusts, which mat down to cheeks; eczema of scalp, forming massive dirty crusts, which mat the hair together; violent itching and burning, (>) mornings, in-doors, from cold or draught of air, at night, with profuse serous exudations behind the ears, back of head, palms of hands, bends of limbs, around anus, surrounded by a raw surface with deep rhagades, gradually becoming sticky, gluey and finally offensive, perfectly indifferent to external touch; useful after Lyc.
Hepar [Hep]
Eczema of scalp, humid, very sore and sensitive to the touch, burning or sore on scratching, itching violently on rising in the morning, on genitals and upon folds on scrotum and thighs, emoting an offensive odor, spreading by means of new pimples appearing just beyond the old parts; BOILS ON HEAD AND NECK, very sensitive to contact (opposite to Graph); pustules around the seat of the disease, hands and feet always cold. Often useful after application of salves and ointments; crusta lactea tetter, rhagades, excoriations.,
Hydrastis [Hydr]
Eczema on margin of hair in front of head, (<) coming from cold into warm room, oozes after washing, , itching when warm; scalp and face covered with thick crusts, which upon removal red,raw and infiltrated patches poor digestion;l constipation alternating with diarrhoea. Juglans-ciner [Jug-c] ECZEMA OF HANDS AND WRISTS, one attack hardly subsiding before another sets in; ichor oozing out when using hands, with intolerable itching and soreness, depriving patient of sleep; dyspepsia with bronchial irritation and cough; scrofulous swellings of glands. Kali-arsen [Kali-ar] DRY CHRONIC ECZEMA: Skin of arms thicker and rougher than natural, itching and tingling when getting warm, intensely suffered about joints, occasionally (<) with eruption of distinct vesicles. Kali-bichrom [Kali-bi] Eruption begins on ears and spreads over half the head; greenish crusts with oozing of whitish thick matte; painful small boils on back of head; hair thin and scattered or nearly falling off. rheumatism alternating with gastric symptoms, one appearing in the fall, the other in the spring; catarrhs alternating with rheumatism; ; suits persons of a blotchy red appearance with tendency to catarrhs of the mucous membranes. Kali-brom [Kali-br] Eczema on sebaceous or sudoriferous glands, causing an abscess in each of the and developing a scaly eruption; moist eczema of legs with pityriasis of scalp. Kali-carb [Kali-c] Persons inclined to pulmonary troubles; eruption dry at first, but when scratched exuding a moisture; great dryness of skin; yellow, scaly violent spots over the body, especially on abdomen and around nipples. Kali-iod [Kali-i] Eczema of thighs, pityriasis of scalp; small boils on neck, face, scalp, back, chest, suppurating and often leaving scars; suppuration and atrophy of glands, scrofulosis. Kali-mur [Kali-m] ECZEMA AFTER VACCINATION with oozing from inflamed skin, whitish, opaque, muco-purulent discharge; eczema from suppressed or deranged uterine functions; barbers' itch; intertrigo of infants; discharges of thick, white or yellowish slimy mucus from nose, ears or eyes or from any passage lined with mucous membrane. Kali-sulph [Kali-s] EFFECTS OF IVY POISONING; copious peeling off of epithelium, leaving the base moist and sticky; discharge often decidedly yellow, slimy, sometimes sticky or watery matter; burning, itching, papular eruption, exuding the puslike moisture. Lappa-major [Lappa] Moist, badly smelling, grayish-white crusts; most of hair gone and eruption extending to face. Ledum-pal [Led] ECZEMA OF DRUNKARDS,eruption comes out after a spree; dry eruption; gnawing, itching of skin; sensation as if lice were crawling over the surface unnatural dryness of skin, (<) from heat, motion and at night, violent spasmodic cough from extension o eruption into the air passages. Lycopodium [Lyc] Begins on back of head and extends to face, also on hands, crusts thick, easily bleeding, oozing a foetid moisture, full of deep rhagades (Graph), breeding lice, itching violently; (<) from 4 to 8 P.M., from getting heated, from poultices;(>) from cold air or uncovering the parts; cervical glands swollen; swallow, constipated, disposed to intertrigo.
Mercurius [Merc]
Humid foetid eruption; thick, yellow disc large or yellow crusts form on scalp, surrounded by an inflamed border; itching (<) at night in bed, with pain from scratching and tendency to bleed (Sulph); great tendency to clammy sweat over the body; nervous and sleepless; much salivation; greenish Diarrhoea; (>) in the morning after rising (Merc. pr. alb.)
Mezereum [Mez]
Eczema affects especially those parts of the skin that are normally deficient in fat. Vesicles full of clear serum on nose and back, skin under ruptured vesicles inflamed, formation of a brown scab, violently itching in almost all parts of the skin, compelling to scratch, and then changing location, (<) evening; large white scabs, with ichor under them, becoming offensive and breeding lice (Led); scabs look chalky (Lappa) and spread to brows,nape and throat. child scratches face incessantly, it is covered with blood, great fat pustules form after scratching; honey-like crust about mouth and cheeks; (<) when undressing, in bed; from touch; constant chilliness, general or partial,especially in extremities; intense thirst, but drinks only a little at a time; scrofulosis. Muriatic-acid [Mur-ac] Eczema solaris; red,itching pimples on forehead, cheeks and around mouth; whole face red. Natrum-carb [Nat-c] ECZEMA solaris; red, itching pimples on forehead, cheeks and around mouth; whole face red. Natrum-mur [Nat-m] White, scaly scabs on the head from ear to ear; thick scabs oozing pus and matting the hair together, with rawness,soreness and smarting pain; eruption about mouth, bends of knees and folds of skin generally, borders and corners of eyelids raw and ulcerated, oozing a corroding, gluey fluid, (<) forenoon about 10 to 11, from exercise or warmth, (>) when lying down.
Natrum-sulph [Nat-s]
Very moist eruptions, with much oozing of fluids, secretions more watery than sticky. Vesicular eczema, thin, watery, discharge exuding from the stiff, swollen fingers; palms of hands raw and sore, fine water blisters here and there over the the body; barbers' itch.
Nitric-acid [Nit-ac]
After abuse of mercurial ointments; eczema ani with long-lasting pain in rectum after stool and itching at night; humid, stinging eruption on vertex and temples, bleeding easily when scratched and feeling very when lain on, also in auditory meatus, or genitals, about the anus and on hand (left) chronic swelling of tonsils; (<) nights, in open air, from change of weather and during sweat; (>) in cold air. Gouty inheritance, child likes sweet.
Nux-juglans [Jug-r]
Burning itching vesicles upon a cracked surface with a greenish discharge which stiffens the linen; large blood-boils on shoulders and in hepatic region, very painful . TINEA FAVOSA.
Oleander [Olnd]
Vesicular eruption about he head of children, with smooth, shining surface, with drops of serum standing out her and there and scabs turning brown when dry; humid scaly eruption on back part of head and behind ears, with biting and itching,a s if from lice; skin gets raw by the rubbing of the clothing; gnawing itching while undressing, skin sensitive and sore; absence of mind; fainting, marked weakness of lower limbs; gloomy and irritable.
Oxalic-acid [Ox-ac]
Exceedingly sensitive skin,with vesicular eruptions; suffers from use of sugar and sweets.
Petroleum [Petr]
Yellowish-green, thick crusts on face and neck, most or dry and amber-colored, discharge profuse, irritating the margins, pain in denuded surface like that of a slight burn, (<) on occiput, scrotum, perineum and thighs. Itching, moist sore places or deep cracks in skin (Graph., foul sweat; all (<) morning and in open air and cold weather; inflamed skin heals with difficulty; rhagades in winter, when the hands chap, crack, burn and itch intolerably. Phytolacca [Phyt] Erythematous blotches slightly elevated,passing over into vesicles, itching, but too sore to allow any scratching, or made worse by scratching; skin hot and dry; ringworm; barbers' itch; glands inflamed and swollen. Psorinum [Psor] Dry or humid foetid eruption. Crusty eruptions, vesicles being pointed, with red areolae; skin itches intolerably, (<) in bed and from warmth (Clem., Merc., Mez., Sulph.); scratches until it bleeds; dry and scaly eruption, with little pointed vesicles around the reddened edges, DISAPPEARING DURING SUMMER, BUT REAPPEARING WHEN THE COLD WEATHER COMES ON; pale, sickly children who have continually a filthy smell which washing does not relieve; psoric constitutions, subjects to glandular and skin affections; diarrhoea watery, dark-colored and very offensive, (<) at night. Ranunculus-bulb [Ran-b] Vesicular eruption on face, as from a burn, smarts as if scalded; vesiculation followed by scabbing and this by a renewal of vesicles, attended by burning and itching and formation of hard, horny scabs; eruption in clusters; herpes on gingers and palms of hands. Rhus-tox [Rhus-t] Moist eruptions on head, beginning with small yellow vesicles with red areolae, forming thick crusts and hard horny scabs which eat off the hair, offensive itching, worse at night, surface raw, excoriated; extends to shoulder,s or eczema scroti on insides of thighs, discharging freely, or thickened, infiltrated and between the fields sore and humid, (<) by changes of weather, especially wet weather, in winter. Eczema of right hand. Cold fresh air is not tolerated on head making scalp painful (Sil). Rhus-ven [Rhus-v] Intense itching, (<) by scratching and by application of water, either hot or cold. During WINTER DRY ERUPTION ON BACK OF HANDS, DISAPPEARING IN SPRING. Ruta [Ruta] Eczema palmaris with unbearable itching; eczema of hands and feet; ulcers and scabs on scalp. with copious discharge. and itching after the use of meat; skin changes easily, from walking and riding, also in children. Sarsaparilla [Sars] Eczema from abuse of mercury; base of eruption much inflamed; crusts become detached in open air and the adjoining skin chapped; deep, burning rhagades, child cries much and is very uneasy; (<) during hot summer months. Scrofularia-nod [Scroph-n] Eczema of ear, hot, stinging, itching, penetrating into the meatus, with pustules springing up on the side of the side. Sepia [Sep] ERUPTIONS DURING PREGNANCY AND NURSING; itching vesicles and pustules on face, vertex and occiput, itching changing to burning when scratched; soreness of skin and humid places in bend of joints and behind the ears; Pruritus, with vesicles on a red base over all parts of the body, face eyelids, hands, feet, armpits, vulva, anus, ears, hairy parts; eruption is dry or soon becomes moist and discharges offensive puslike fluid copiously, which becomes dry, cracks and exfoliates. Silicea [Sil] Itching, burning, offensive eruption behind ears, ending in scabs, discharging pus, also on scrotum and hands, (<) by scratching; spreading from back to head; itching pustules on scalp and neck very sensitive, (>) wrapping up warmly (Rhus); pustules form and discharge copiously; skin dry, face pale and muscles relaxed.
Staphisagria [Staph]
Offensive humid vesicles, burning and itching about head, face and ears of children; a yellow scaly eruption on cheeks and behind ; yellow thick scabs on scalp holding offensive pus, breeding lice. Scratching stops itching in one place, but it goes to another; skin peels off with itching, hair falls out, Sunken face, nose pointed, blue rings around eyes Cross words injure feelings; irritable children.
Sulphur [Sulph]
Dry, offensive, scabby, easily-bleeding, burning eruption, beginning along margin of hair from ear to ear posteriorly, with sore pain and cracks, (>) from scratching or humid, offensive with thick pus; yellow crusts, itching and burning, painful especially around chin and under the toes, Colicky babies with dry roughness of the skin of body, which itches from warmth and feels good from scratching (Sil., worse); soreness between nates and in groins, most comfortable when dirty, hates to be washed. in fresh air.
Sulphuric-acid [Sul-ac]
Crusta lactea in children, with saffron-yellow, stringy shreddy, slimy stools. Moist eruption with pricking of the skin; on scratching the itching changes locality. Sycosis.
Sumbul [Sumb]
Eczema on left side of scalp in infants.
Terebinthina [Ter]
Infantile eczema in front of ear, tending to affect the eye (Graph, behind ear) often alternating with otitis.
Thuja [Thuj]
AFTER VACCINATION THE ECZEMA IS WORSE (Sil); itching vesicles with shooting pains skin extremely sensitive to touch, burning violently after scratching; dry, scaly eruption on head, extending to temples, eyebrows,ears and neck, with itching, tingling, biting. Dryness of covered parts; sweat on uncovered parts smelling like honey; eruptions only on covered parts; (<) from wet, washing or pollutions only on covered parts; (<) from wet, washing or poulticing; offensive perspiration on feet; wants head and face warmly wrapped up (Sil)
Ustilago [Ust]
ECZEMA IMPETIGINOSUM, whole scalp one filthy mass of inflammation; pustular ulceration of skin; whole skin dry, hot, congested.
Vinca-minor [Vinc]
Badly-smelling eruption on head, face and behind ears; humid eruptions, itching at night, with burning after scratching eruption appearing in spots, oozing moisture and matting the hair (Oleand., Mez., Viol.).
Viola-tric [Viol-t]
Humid, miliary eruption on scalp, itching at night, breeding vermin, discharging yellow water or pus; urine smells like cat's urine; swelling of cervical glands; milk-crusts of children.
Zincum-met [Zinc]
Dry eruption all over body, formication between skin and flesh,(<) at night in bed,. disappearing by touching parts; itching in the bends of the joints, especially when following mental exhaustion or nervous shocks.