MERCURIUS IODATUS RUBER
Bin-iodide of Mercury
Diphtheria and ulcerated sore throats, in particular on left side, with a lot glandular swelling. Chronic suppurating buboes. Hard chancres. Old instances of syphilis in scrofulous patients. Early levels of cold, mainly in children.
Throat.–Fauces darkish red; swallowing painful. Phlegm in nostril and throat. Disposition to hawk, with sensaton of a lump in throat. Stiffness of muscle groups of throat and neck.
Nose.–Coryza and stupid hearing; proper facet of nostril hot. Hawks mucus from posterior nares. Turbinated bones swollen. Boggy mucus membrane of nostril and throat; closure of Eustachian tube, opening with a pop.
Mouth.–Gums swollen; toothache; glands swollen. Scalded feeling on tongue. Aphthae. Profuse saliva. Tongue feels stiff at base, and pains on moving.
Throat.–Diphtheria; submaxillary glands painfully engorged, fauces darkish red; worse on left tonsil. Parenchymatous tonsillitis. Will frequently abort peritonsillitis if given frequently. Cough structure elongated uvula, with sore throat, Laryngeal troubles with aphonia.
Skin.–Small fissures and cracks; challenging papules; Hunterian chancre; syphilitic ulcers. Bubo. Sarcocele.
Dose.–Third trituration. Mercuric iodide is a long way extra lively as a bactericide than the different mercurials, along with the chloride.
