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Mercurius Corrosivus

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By whom was Mercurius corrosivus introduced ?

By Hahnemann.

Give the eye symptoms of Mercurius corrosivus.

Burning pains ; intense photophobia and excoriating lachrymation, making the cheeks sore, almost taking the skin off ; tearing in the bones around the eye ; ulceration of cornea with tendency to perforation ; it is almost specific for syphilitic iritis.

What are the throat symptoms of Mercurius corrosivus ?

The uvula is swollen, and there is intense burning, worse from pressure ; constriction of the throat, swallowing causes spasm.

What are the indications for Mercurius corrosivus in gonorrhoea ?

Green, purulent discharge, worse at night ; the meatus is dark red, and there is violent tenesmus of the bladder.

When is Mercurius corrosivus indicated in dysentery ?

When the tenesmus is extreme, and when the stools are scanty, of mucus and blood, with great burning at the anus, and at the same time tenesmus of the bladder.