666.47.13 Seriphidium cinum, Case
Girl, 5, coryza.
She has black shoulder length hair and a large purple headband with white spots comes with mother. She wears a dress full of pale yellows and pinks in geometric shapes. She comes with her mother but sits far away.
She is ill often with coryza, otitis and headache. Her tonsils have been extracted and grommits were placed in her ears. Antibiotics were tried repeatedly. She has headaches from cold, mostly on forehead and vertex, with shivering and better from massage and lying down.
Her nose became obstructed and she had a cough worse in the morning, with yellow, thick mucus which was easy to expectorate. A few times she was really ill with the coryza and high fever, then she did not want to be disturbed. Her mother had to hold her and be near her but could not speak to her. She did not want food or medicine and she was vomiting everything. She could not stand any noise, only wanted to watch television. When the fever reached 40 degrees, she got convulsions with jerking of arms and legs, mostly her arms, clenched teeth, foam on the mouth and the eyes turned upward. X-Ray of head and lumbar puncture gave no results. She had delirium with fevers, screaming “Do not do it, do not do it”. She had the feeling that everything was moving, the bed was shaking. She also screams, “He is coming, he is coming”, which means monsters are coming. Things are falling in her delirium. She also had high fevers in the last year after chicken pox.
Pregnancy: her mother had hypertension and was ill constantly; she could not eat and if she tried, she constantly vomited; she had a desire for milk and fruit. Delivery was difficult because a small pelvis, so a forceps had to be used.
Constipation since 2 years.
She has bleeding gums which sometimes look blue and black.
She sometimes has abdominal pains, better warm applications and pulling up her legs.
She is dictatorial, makes her mother do what she wants. She wants to be the boss, more so with her mother than with others. She bangs on the table when she wants sweets. When she wants something, it has to be done.
She cannot be interrupted.
She is very wild. She is very fast, eats and drinks fast.
Fear: insects, mosquitoes, spiders, wasps.
Aversion to take medicines.
Weather: chilly; cannot stand rain: if she has one drop on her head, she develops coryza.
Time: 1 pm.
Desire: sweets !, applesauce.
Aversion: buttermilk !, spicy, sour, cheese, cabbage.
Analysis
Asteraceae: high fever; bleeding.
Artemiseae: convulsions; angry, bossy quality is a strong indication for
Artemisia cina: angry, bossy; << being interrupted; dark circles under their eyes; aversion buttermilk.
DD: Rheum, Chamomilla.
Follow up
After Cina MK she developed a fever of 38°.
After a month he sleeps better, has no bleeding gums. She is less wild, does not kick and hit her mother anymore. Her aversion to buttermilk is less. In general she is 50% better. Four months later she is doing fine.
After a few repetitions she has no fevers and no more temper tantrums.