See BOILS
Anthracinum Anthr
Violent burning pain in carbuncle, not relieved by Ars., cerebral symptoms; sloughing, abundant discharge of ichorous, terribly smelling pus and poisoning of blood by absorption of pus; excessive sensitiveness of parts affected; dusky appearance of parts surrounding the gangrenous spots.
Arsenicum Ars
Intense burning in the seat of the carbuncle and some distance around the tumor, or sensation of swelling as though boiling water were running beneath the skin; restlessness thirst, debility; (<) nights, (>) from warmth.
Belladonna Bell
Bright redness; throbbing pains; drowsiness with inability to sleep; erysipelatous inflammation around carbuncle; cerebral irritation.
Bufo sah Bufo-s
Carbuncle at the commencement already pestilential, with blueness far around, and red and purplish streaks in neck, back and other parts (Ant. crud. and Lach., redness and swelling along course of lymphatics); malignant pustule (Malandrinum).
Carbo veg Carb-v
Dark, blackish appearance with burning pain and discharging offensive matter even after gangrene has set in; blood-poisoning; collapse.
China Chin
Asthenic character, with symptoms of putrid fever, where patient is leuco-phlegmatic and much reduced, or where the carbuncle developed itself from malarious causes.
Hepar Hep
Carbuncle surrounded by indurated spots; pain intense, sleeplessness; stinging burning of edges of ulcer with corroding discharge.
Hyoscyamus Hyos
Carbuncle in nervous or hysterical persons; coma vigil; great restlessness from excessive nervous excitement; shaking of head in all directions; optical illusions; constriction on pharynx, etc.
Kreosotum Kreos
Violent pulsations in every part of the body; putrid discharge; great debility, numbness and faintness; sleepy but cannot sleep, (<) before midnight.
Lachesis Lach
Slow progress, the skin over the dead cellular tissue shows little disposition to ulcerate; dark bluish appearance; after perforation scanty discharge of thin, sometimes bloody sanics; cerebral symptoms; prostration; inability to bear any bandage over the sore.
Muriatic acid Mur-ac
Carbuncles in scorbutic patients, with ulcers on gums; feeling of emptiness in stomach and abdomen, frequent desire to urinate, with profuse emission of clear urine.
Nitric acid Nit-ac
Putrid decomposition with tendency to haemorrhages; excessive debility with copious night-sweats.
Rhus tox Rhus-t
Burning, itching around carbuncle, with vertigo stupor, the face; great restlessness; feels somewhat relieved of violent pain as long as he is in motion; more indicated in the beginning, when the pains are intense and the affected parts are dark red. Orbital cellulitis.
Secale Sec
Cannot bear external warmth.
Silicea Sil
During process of ulceration it clears the wound of its decaying masses and promotes healthy granulation; want of viral warmth; slow progress of the disease; furuncles appearing in drops; carbuncle between the shoulder and nape of the neck; indurations after boils or carbuncles
Tarentula cubana Tarent-c
Erysipelatous redness around the carbuncle; rigors followed by burning fever, great thirst, anxiety, headache, delirium, profuse perspiration and retention of urine; excessive pains in carbuncle.