Citrobacter spp. (? C. koseri), (+/- Enterobacter cloacae)
| Hypotheses | Features | Similars |
|---|---|---|
| Predisposed types | Tense overworking types ? Dark, pale colouration | Kali salts |
| Main aetiology | Infective | |
| Secondary aetiologies | Overwork Over-indulgence Drugs and antibiotics | |
| Emergent disturbance | Systemic | |
| Secondary disturbances | Fatigue states Inflammatory arthritis | |
| Principle locations | Systemic | |
| Secondary locations | Neuromuscular Joints | Bryonia |
| GI pathophysiology | Diffuse | Carbo veg. |
| FATIGUE | ||
| cracking joints |
Keynote for This Nosode
Extreme mental and physical fatigue; insidious development; wasting of muscle groups, possible myocardial weakness, sudden onset. Site of action at the neuromuscular junction.
Appearance
Dark, pale; puffy.
Mind
Tense. Tired. The thought of doing anything is sufficient to exhaust.
Face
+/- Angio-neurotic oedema.
Respiration
+/- Asthma; bronchial catarrh; tough sticky mucus, difficult to raise; worse at 2 A.M. (Kali carb is the associated remedy).
Neck and Back
Stiff neck: “cracks like a nut.” Fibrositis in neck and shoulders, fibrous rheumatism of neck, back, and abdominal muscles. Spinal osteoarthritis. Backache > heat and rest; < damp and cold and on commencing to move. Spondylo-arthritis with ankylosis.
Circulation
Slow pulse rate, often lowered blood pressure. Faintness on standing long or after sudden exertion. Excessive perspiration.
Stomach
Eructation. No vomiting.
Abdomen
Pain in liver region. Flatulence.
Digestive System
General lack of nerve & muscle tone; sense of fullness after food; flatulence/distension of the stomach.
Upper Limbs
Rheumatoid arthritis of shoulders, elbows, wrists. Ganglion in right hand. Finger swelling. Blood vessels burst in fingers. Rheumatism in wrist, thumb osteoporosis. Wrists and ankles immobile.
Lower Limbs
Joints swollen and painful. Fibrous rheumatism in thighs. Limbs stiff. Pain shoots up and down leg. Stabbing hip pain. Night leg cramps. Osteoarthritis in knees. Periarthritis in knees. Left hip fixed, arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis in knees and ankles. Feet painful. Gout in left toe.
Neuromuscular System
Relaxed fibrous tissue with tendency to form rheumatic nodules. Backache; cannot stand long without discomfort.
Genito-Urinary System
Feeble urinary flow. Loss of sexual function. Premature senility. Pain in vulvae, no leucorrhoea.
Bowels
Constipation. Haemorrhoids.
Skin
Cracks on knuckles and finger tips. Cracked palms. Circinate eruptions on hands (palms) – hot, nippy, and scaly. Paronychia.
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