KALI OXALICUM.
Potassium Binoxalate (Salts of Sorrel), C2HKO4 + 2Aq.
Preparation
, Triturations.
Authorities.
1,
Dr. John Jackson, Lond. Med. Gaz., 1840, p. 480, a woman, aged 20 took
about an once dissolved in hot water; 2,
Comptes Rend. d. Sc. de l’Acad. des Sc., 1842, a lady, recently
confined, took inadvertently nearly half an ounce; 3, Ann. d’Hygiène, 1842, a woman took a
teaspoonful three mornings in succession; 4,
Dr. Worms, a lady poisoned by 15 grammes, Gaz. des Hôp., Jan. 20th,
1859; 5, Dr. Webb, Med. Times and
Gaz., 1859, p. 378, a man swallowed about a teaspoonful; 6, Cattell, Br. J. of Hom., additional
symptoms collected (Guy’s Hosp. Rep., N. S., vol. 6, p. 192). [Original
not accessible. -T. F. A.]
MIND.
►
Became insane (third day), [3]. ► Great depression, [6]. ► Extreme
depression, [1], [6].
HEAD.
►
Swimming in the head (after seven days), [5].
► Heaviness and pain in the head
(after seven days), [5]. ► Throbbing pain in the head and great
thirst, [6].
EYE.
►
Great soreness of eyes, with dimness of vision, [1], [6]. ► Conjunctivæ much injected and pupils
dilated, [6]. ► The conjunctiva of both eyes were a good
deal injected, and both pupils were dilated, though the eyes were
exposed to a pretty strong light, as the patient was placed opposite to
a window, [1]. [10.] ►
Pupils dilated, even in a strong light, [6].
► Great dimness of vision, [6].
FACE.
►
Countenance flushed (reaction?), [6].
► Face pale, anxious-looking, and
covered with a cold sweat, [4]. ► Face and lips pale, [1]. ► Face
and lips pale, with continual rigors over the whole body, [6].
MOUTH.
►
Tongue and fauces red and irritated (after ten days), [5]. ► Very
strong acid taste of the poison, lasting two days, [4].
THROAT.
►
Burning in the throat, immediately, [5].
► Scalding sensation in the throat
and stomach, [1], [6].
STOMACH.
[20.]
► Great thirst and throbbing pain in
the head, [6]. ► Intense thirst, [5]. ► Very
sick, [1]. ►
Vomiting and faintness, [6]. ► Vomiting (after two hours); continuing at
intervals of from ten minutes to an hour, for nearly a week, [5]. ►
Severe vomiting, [6]; after each
dose, [2a]. ►
Vomiting of a frothy liquid, leaving a white deposit mingled with brown
flakes, [4]. ►
Abundant vomiting (first day); vomitings bloody, blackish, and more
abundant (second and third days), [3].
► Hard retching (very soon), [4]. ►
Great pain in the epigastric region (second day), [3]. [30.] ► Severe pain in stomach (very soon), [4]. ►
It had scarcely reached the stomach when she was seized with
excruciating pains, followed by violent convulsions, and death within
ten minutes after swallowing the draught, [2].
► Very severe burning pain in stomach
and bowels, [4].
ABDOMEN.
►
Violent pains in the abdomen, and convulsions, [6]. ►
Scalding sensation extended over abdomen, with tenderness on tolerably
firm pressure, [6].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Micturition, accompanied by a sensation of scalding (after seven days), [5].
PULSE.
►
Pulse full and quick, [6]. ► Pulse 100 (after seven days), [5]. ►
Pulse so feeble that it could scarcely be felt, [1], [6]. ► Pulse wretched, [4].
BACK.
[40.]
► Pain in the back, [1], [6]. ► Lumbar pain (after seven days); severe
(after two hours), [5].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Spasmodic contractions in the hands
(after seven days), [5]. ► Nails and fingers blue, like those of a
cholera patient, [4].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Feeling of great weakness in the lower
extremities (after two hours), [5].
► On walking a short distance from
his house he found himself hardly able to reach his home on account of
his legs failing him, [5]. ► Cramps in the legs (after seven days), [5].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Convulsions and violent pains in the abdomen, [6]. ► Violent
convulsions, [2]. ► Great muscular weakness (after seven
days), [5]. [50.] ►
Could scarcely drag herself along, [4].
► She falls and utters loud cries, [6]. ►
Tendency to faint, [6]. ► Faint and exhausted, [6]. ► Lying
on the floor quite faint (after one hour and a half), [1].
FEVER.
►
Skin cold and clammy, [1], [6]. ►
Sensations of coldness, succeeded by burning heat in the chest and
stomach, and great muscular weakness (after seven days), [5]. ►
Constant rigors, [6]. ► Continued rigors affecting the whole
body, [1].® 2000
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