BRUCELLA MELITENSIS

Brucella Melitensis

(Brucella Nosode)

Pharmacy

Brucella melitensis. Brucella nosode.

Historical dose: All potencies.

Clinical

• Anorexia
• Backaches
• Brucellosis
• Chills
• Cirrhosis
• Coma
• Constipation
• Depression
• Emaciation
• Epilepsy
• Faintness
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Glands, swollen
• Headaches
• Hemochromatosis
• Insomnia
• Intermittent fever
• Joint pains
• Muscle pain
• Perspiration, excessive
• Undulant fever
• Vertigo
• Weakness
• Weight loss

Homeopathic

Brucellosis, also known as undulant fever or Mediterranean fever, is caused by the bacterium Brucella. Undulant fever derives its name from the undulating, or up-and-down, temperature.

Brucella bacteria infect cattle, goats, camels, dogs, and pigs. Transmission of the disease to humans occurs by contact with infected meat, the placenta of infected animals, or ingestion of unpasteurized milk or cheese. The illness may be chronic and persist for years.

Acute brucellosis may begin with mild flu-like symptoms with fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches, joint aches, and malaise. Fever spikes occur every afternoon to levels around 104° Fahrenheit.

Common symptoms include fever and chills, excessive sweating, weakness, weight loss, and fatigue. Loss of appetite, anorexia, emaciation, febrile state with profuse sweat at night, from the least effort, headache, insomnia, vertigo, and faintness.

Muscular and joint pains, especially of the lower limbs. Back pain. Joint and muscle pain. Swollen glands and lymph nodes. Vesicular eruptions. Abdominal pain. Enlarged liver. Constipation, dry and hard stools.

Weariness in the morning with a strong desire to sleep. Pricking pains everywhere. Wandering diffuse pains, particularly in the lumbar region, in thighs, hips, better by motion. Alternation of symptoms, for example, the joint pains disappear and cough appears. Periodical complaints, worse in winter, spring, summer, every 2 to 4 weeks.

Mind

• Changes mood and behavior
• Emotional instability
• Irritability and nervousness
• Apathy and indifference
• Depression
• Coma

Abdomen

Abdominal pain.

Back

Feeling of coldness with shivers in the back. Back pain. Pains in the lumbar region, better by motion.

Glands

Swollen glands and lymph nodes.

Limbs

Muscular and joint pains, especially of the lower limbs.

Liver

Cirrhosis. Enlarged liver.

Modalities

• Better by occupation
• Better in company
• Better motion
• Better heat, particularly of the sun
• Worse from prolonged exercise
• Worse when rising from sitting
• Worse when motionless
• Worse after alcohol, eating
• Worse from changes of temperature or weather
• Worse warm room
• Worse hot summer
• Worse damp, wet
• Worse storms
• Worse in morning
• Worse from sea, wind

Perspiration

Excessive sweating.

Rectum

Constipation, dry and hard stools.

Skin

Blotches and rashes. Vesicular eruptions.

Temperature

Fever and chills. Chills with shivers. Fever, with profuse sweat, depression.

Vertigo

Vertigo with loss of sight and feeling of coldness.

Comments

Roger Schmidt recorded two cases, published in Annales Hom. Fr., No. 1959. The first case concerned M. W. R., a butcher who was 43 years old. He called on Schmidt on the 18th of October, 1948, for a fever of 103.4°F in the evening which he's had for three days. Profuse sweat on the upper part of the body, preceded by shivering, which jerks him from head to foot. Restless during the fever, hungry, and has the desire to drink cold water.

While telling Schmidt his history, he noted having been treated for acute brucellosis in 1935, and that half of the workers of the same firm were affected. At that time, M. W. R. stopped his work for a year. The fever, he said, caused his hair to fall out, but it, fortunately, grew back.

In 1940 and 1941, he had two new attacks that were treated by serum. In 1949, he relapsed again, complicated with anemia, and was treated by penicillin and vaccines. He told Schmidt that since that time he has always felt weak.

Gels. 6 ameliorated the fever in 24 hours. The temperature did not rise above 99°F.

One week later, the patient had diarrhea with profuse sweats, rapidly ameliorated by Chin. 6c.

During the next month, he gained 8 pounds and was feeling better. Schmidt's intention was to complete the cure by the nosode, but he did not get the chance because, in order to resume his work, M. W. R. was forced to see the doctors who treated him before.

Schmidt's second case concerned Mrs. B. of San Diego, married, age 69. She came to see Schmidt in September 1950, complaining of some gastric troubles, which she had for several months. She was also suffering from gas, vomiting, regurgitations, and a stubborn constipation.

She was constantly depressed and weak, nervous, restless, and had shiverings. She felt sudden weakness, had vertigo by the least movement. While she was young, she suffered from a perforated appendix. Physical examination was negative, except for a distended abdomen.

After her return to San Diego, she asked Schmidt to prescribe by mail. Ars., Sulph., Nux-v., Carb-v., Kali-p., and Carbo-s. all did her some good, but the variety of remedies showed that the case was jumbled when it was difficult to get a simillium.

Finally, in July 1951, Schmidt had the idea that this may be a case of Bruce!. The sudden attack of fever and sweats, weight loss (seven pounds), and the persistence of some symptoms indicated the diagnosis.

Schmidt gave her Bruce!. 10m. Without any delay, the patient informed Schmidt that this was the first remedy that gave her almost instantaneous result. She soon took up weight, but after six weeks, she complained anew of serious vertigo and the stubborn constipation. She was given Bruce!. 30c, and for 3 months her condition was satisfactory.

On December 6th, 1951, her fever returned with profuse sweat and abdominal pains. Schmidt gave her Bruce!. 10m, which caused a moderate aggravation but clearly ameliorated during the next two weeks, with a maximum temperature of 100°F during the day, which ended in a long period of amelioration lasting for 3 years.

Relations

Compare:

(1) Nat-m. - Emaciation with anemia, cachexia, depression, headaches, constipation, sensitiveness to cold, desire for salt, mapped tongue.

(2) Gels. - General weakness with tremblings; headache with heaviness; weakness of limbs, slow pulse.

(3) Ferr-p - Febrile states with full, rapid and soft pulse, thirst and sweats that do not ameliorate.

References

Julian Murphy.