Case of Asthma.
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1995 Jan / Feb Vol IV No 1.
Shraddha Bhatt.
Cases.
` Tub / Phos.

Master R.S, aged four, came with complaints of recurrent cold, cough and fever since 12 years of age, occurring after every 2 months. The cough was dry, with difficulty in breathing, and worse at night.

Physical symptoms:

1. Sweat with coldness of the body.
2. Thirst-increased
3. Desires-Cold drinks, Icecreams and curds which aggravate.
4. Aversion-Non-veg.

Mental Symptoms:

1. Fear of darkness, clings to mother at night.
2. Fear of horror movies, of being alone.
3. Fear-of dogs, cockroaches, ghosts.
4. Very irritable, goes to a corner and sits.
5. Aversion to mental work.

Indications:

1. Perspiration, cold in general.
2. Cough. dry
3. Respiration, difficult, night during.
4. Irritability in children.
5. Fear of animals
6. Desires fat
7. Desires Ice-creams.

Treatment and Follow-up:

29-8-94 - Tuberculinum 1M 1 dose, SL for 15 days.
16-9-94 - Complains of difficulty in breathing, worse lying down, sitting, better by rubbing. Desires - Ice-creams, cold milk. Has no appetite, thirstless during the attack.
Dry cough worse daytime, associated with nausea.

Rubrics Selected:

1. Respiration difficult, worse lying while.
2. Respiration difficult, worse sitting.
3. General: better on the back.
4. Dry cough worse day time.
5. Desire: Cold milk.
6. Desire: Ice-creams.
7. Fear: of being alone.
8. Fear: of dark.

Phosphorus 1M, 1 dose.

20-11-94: was much better, was free of all complaints for last 2 months. Complaints have again started.

Phosphorus 1M single dose. There has been no complaint since November 94.