One sided eczema case

[Rochelle]

Can anyone get a constitutional Rx out of this one sided possibly only acute eczema case please as I am struggling? All replies appreciated.
Rochelle

26th June 2007

Background. This 11 yr old girl, presented as a slim tall child with long brown hair, brown eyes and was dressed in jeans and a black jumper wit a yellow shirt on top. She smiled a lot and had quite sparkly eyes. She was very open to me and answered my questions the best she could. She had a febrile convulsion at 18 months and has had chicken pox. She has had all her vaccinations with no problems. She currently uses 1% hydrocortisone cream. While she was with me she drew a picture of a dog and wrote on it - not a scary one!
Presenting complaint - eczema
Eczema - looked red dry with horizontal lines, bits fall off which are yellow. It is itchy but she can ignore it. The itch is < day as if doesn't stop her sleeping. It presents in the inside of her left arm and on both top and bottom lids of her eyes. This eczema started 2 weeks ago. She has had none for 18 months. There appears to be no causation. It is possibly worse in hot water in a bath but she now tends to have a shower which doesn't affect it as much.

At 18 months she had eczema on her ankles for 12+ months and after that it has come and gone.
She had a headache a on a recent hot day when it was the school sports day and she was dehydrated.
In the summer she can get dry skin under her big toe which may crack.
When she was little she got cramps in her legs in the calf muscles.
When at school she can be "shy and gloomy" although she appeared giggly and smiled a lot to me. "I am shy because I don't want other people to think I am weird or strange." Weird? "Means crazy, strange, unusual, and mysterious." Unusual "I like reading and most kids don't. I wear different clothes than others. I read fantasy and I like dark clothes with something bright."

Mum says that at home she is bubbly and doesn't like attention at school. At home she mimics people. She is intelligent.
Anger - "not very often". When she is "I stomp off on my own". She couldn't recall the last time.
Unhappy - "When I get worried. I am worried about moving to secondary school next term. I am worried about getting lost there and forgetting stuff to take with me."
Cry- If she cries she wants to be on her own and if anyone came up to her she would tell them to "go away".
Mum says that she always washes her hands after going to the toilet even if she is about to get in the bath, however on talking to her this appears to be habit rather than compulsion or fear of germs.
Fears - Spiders**

- heights

- Little snappy dogs.
A couple of weeks ago she had a vomiting and diarrhoea acute for a couple of day which wasn't treated.
Food - desires sweet. Aversion - spicy, cauliflower, tropical fruits like mango and pineapple. Likes fried eggs and dipping the yolk in toast but not boiled.

Drinks - fruit juices and milk but not everyday.
Pregnancy- trouble free. Birth - quick and easy. She was breastfed for 9 months.

Teeth - 6 months

Walked - 12 months

Talked - average
She has 2 sisters 14 and 17.
Had a febrile convulsion once with a fever and a couple of ear infections in her life but other than that has been a healthy chid.
Environment - she likes the town and prefers cold weather because she can wrap up. She doesn't like the rain and doesn't like the heat. She feels the heat more than the cold.
Company - She would rather be with a small group of people.
Sweat - mum said that she started to have a body odour under her arms from the age of about 9 years old and has used deodorant since then. She looks to be no where near puberty at the moment.
She is tidy
"If the whole class is being punished when I have not done anything wrong I get annoyed". She doesn't say anything though.
Sensitive to mum's feelings. She wouldn't want to hurt others as it would make her feel guilty.
Sleep - good
Dreams - weird "When I walked down the stairs I took my shoes off and this old lady put them on. When she took them off and I out them on again they were too big. Another was someone making sweets from broccoli and that tasted nice."
Teeth - she has no fillings but grinds her teeth.
She is not very coordinated with sports like tennis or rounders.
Family Medical History

Thyroid problems - maternal grandmother has had hers removed

Mother - enlarged thyroid during pregnancy with her sister who had an over active thyroid from age 13 and is on medication for it

Registered Homeopath
EFT(Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

[Luise Kunkle]

Hi Rochelle,

a relative of mine had eczema and later asthma. The family story ran
that that she got the eczema fro deodorant to start with.

Regards

Luise
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[Rochelle]

Dear Luise,
I knew someone would pick up on that However she started using
deodorant 2 years ago and this eczema has only been there 2 weeks!!

Tonight I received some interesting new information about this girl
from a former teacher of hers who was bringing their child to me.

She said that the child in school is very withdrawn, very level
headed abd serious minded. She is extremely intelligent. When she
was 9 she cried because she onlky got 9/10 in a test and not fulk
marks. Also she doesn't fit in. She has one good friend but if that
seal was broken she wouldn;t have any friends. She spends all her
time with her family and would be considered "geekish" by some. She
used to blush if anyone spoke to her.

Rochelle

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, Luise Kunkle wrote:
ran
possibly only acute eczema case please as I am struggling? All
replies appreciated.
with long brown hair, brown eyes and was dressed in jeans and a
black jumper wit a yellow shirt on top. She smiled a lot and had
quite sparkly eyes. She was very open to me and answered my
questions the best she could. She had a febrile convulsion at 18
months and has had chicken pox. She has had all her vaccinations
with no problems. She currently uses 1% hydrocortisone cream. While
she was with me she drew a picture of a dog and wrote on it - not a
scary one!
which are yellow. It is itchy but she can ignore it. The itch is <
day as if doesn't stop her sleeping. It presents in the inside of
her left arm and on both top and bottom lids of her eyes. This
eczema started 2 weeks ago. She has had none for 18 months. There
appears to be no causation. It is possibly worse in hot water in a
bath but she now tends to have a shower which doesn't affect it as
much.
after that it has come and gone.
sports day and she was dehydrated.
crack.
muscles.
giggly and smiled a lot to me. "I am shy because I don't want other
people to think I am weird or strange." Weird? "Means crazy,
strange, unusual, and mysterious." Unusual "I like reading and most
kids don't. I wear different clothes than others. I read fantasy and
I like dark clothes with something bright."
at school. At home she mimics people. She is intelligent.
She couldn't recall the last time.
secondary school next term. I am worried about getting lost there
and forgetting stuff to take with me."
up to her she would tell them to "go away".
toilet even if she is about to get in the bath, however on talking
to her this appears to be habit rather than compulsion or fear of
germs.
a couple of day which wasn't treated.
fruits like mango and pineapple. Likes fried eggs and dipping the
yolk in toast but not boiled.
breastfed for 9 months.
infections in her life but other than that has been a healthy chid.
because she can wrap up. She doesn't like the rain and doesn't like
the heat. She feels the heat more than the cold.
arms from the age of about 9 years old and has used deodorant since
then. She looks to be no where near puberty at the moment.
anything wrong I get annoyed". She doesn't say anything though.
it would make her feel guilty.
off and this old lady put them on. When she took them off and I out
them on again they were too big. Another was someone making sweets
from broccoli and that tasted nice."
had an over active thyroid from age 13 and is on medication for it

[Gail]

The deoderant also caused a reaction in me - more around the
suprression of body odour which is often an indicator of low zinc
levels (you'll often find white spots on the nails as well). And low
zinc is related to skin issues.

So why the low zinc? Is it from the inherited miasm, related to diet,
being blocked by toxins or metals (mercury, copper, lead, etc) Did
she have orthodontic work done, increasing her metal load? What else
could have happened 2 weeks ago which would have stretched her
nutritionally? I'm guessing that at 11 you may also have hormonal
stuff starting to kick in (immediately I associate Vermeulan's
comment that Lachesis contains symptoms in common with zinc because
zinc is a constituent of snake poisons). When oestrogen levels begin
to rise something happens in the copper/zinc balance - copper being
related to oestrogen and fatigue, progesterone being related to zinc
and having more energy.

Have no idea if it helps, but that's my ramblings associated with the
deoderant.

Gail.

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Rochelle" wrote:
child
appeared
and
for
her
as

[Rochelle]

Dear Gail,
Thanks for your ramblings There is nothing we could find that happened
2 weeks ago. Although she is 11 there are no signs of puberty. I will check
her nails for white spots. She has never had any dental work done- no
fillings etc.

Rochelle
Registered Homeopath
EFT(Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

[Sarvadaman Oberoi]

Dear Rochelle,
I could not find “low zinc” in your post (see Gail’s post). Dry skin can have many causes, zinc deficiency is only one of them.

Copper is antagonistic to Zinc. They need to be balanced. It need not be low zinc per se, merely a low zinc high copper ratio – there may be no deficiency at the aggregate level – high copper ratio can be toxic and in turn also cause low absorption of iron (She used to blush if anyone spoke to her. ANAEMIA- GEUKENS A., Homeopathic Practice (gk4), Bronchitis, metrorrhagia, Tuberculinum bovinum kent ). Remedy – Ferrum met.

Low iron absorption (or / and aggregate deficiency) is a known contributor to hyperthyroidism. If the level of stomach acid is reduced ( eg by use of antacids) iron absorption in the gut is hampered and anaemia results.

Use of steroidal skin cream (1% hydrocortisone cream ) would make her response to homeopathy poor unless first treated with sarcodes &c.

Regards.

Sarvadaman Oberoi

H 485 FF Ansals Palam Vihar

Gurgaon 122017 Haryana INDIA

Mobile: +919818768349 Tele: +911244076374

Website: http://www.freewebs.com/homeopathy249/index.htm

email: manioberoi@gmail.com
________________________________

From: minutus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:minutus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gail
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:09 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Minutus] Re: One sided eczema case
The deoderant also caused a reaction in me - more around the
suprression of body odour which is often an indicator of low zinc
levels (you'll often find white spots on the nails as well). And low
zinc is related to skin issues.

So why the low zinc? Is it from the inherited miasm, related to diet,
being blocked by toxins or metals (mercury, copper, lead, etc) Did
she have orthodontic work done, increasing her metal load? What else
could have happened 2 weeks ago which would have stretched her
nutritionally? I'm guessing that at 11 you may also have hormonal
stuff starting to kick in (immediately I associate Vermeulan's
comment that Lachesis contains symptoms in common with zinc because
zinc is a constituent of snake poisons). When oestrogen levels begin
to rise something happens in the copper/zinc balance - copper being
related to oestrogen and fatigue, progesterone being related to zinc
and having more energy.

Have no idea if it helps, but that's my ramblings associated with the
deoderant.

Gail.

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com , "Rochelle" wrote:
child
appeared
and
for
her
as

[Rochelle]

But first I have to decide what to give her and I haven't a clue based on the case history I took and that is why I am asking for help!!!

Rochelle

26th June 2007

Background. This 11 yr old girl, presented as a slim tall child with long brown hair, brown eyes and was dressed in jeans and a black jumper wit a yellow shirt on top. She smiled a lot and had quite sparkly eyes. She was very open to me and answered my questions the best she could. She had a febrile convulsion at 18 months and has had chicken pox. She has had all her vaccinations with no problems. She currently uses 1% hydrocortisone cream. While she was with me she drew a picture of a dog and wrote on it - not a scary one!
Presenting complaint - eczema
Eczema - looked red dry with horizontal lines, bits fall off which are yellow. It is itchy but she can ignore it. The itch is < day as if doesn't stop her sleeping. It presents in the inside of her left arm and on both top and bottom lids of her eyes. This eczema started 2 weeks ago. She has had none for 18 months. There appears to be no causation. It is possibly worse in hot water in a bath but she now tends to have a shower which doesn't affect it as much.

At 18 months she had eczema on her ankles for 12+ months and after that it has come and gone.
She had a headache a on a recent hot day when it was the school sports day and she was dehydrated.
In the summer she can get dry skin under her big toe which may crack.
When she was little she got cramps in her legs in the calf muscles.
When at school she can be "shy and gloomy" although she appeared giggly and smiled a lot to me. "I am shy because I don't want other people to think I am weird or strange." Weird? "Means crazy, strange, unusual, and mysterious." Unusual "I like reading and most kids don't. I wear different clothes than others. I read fantasy and I like dark clothes with something bright."

Mum says that at home she is bubbly and doesn't like attention at school. At home she mimics people. She is intelligent.
Anger - "not very often". When she is "I stomp off on my own". She couldn't recall the last time.
Unhappy - "When I get worried. I am worried about moving to secondary school next term. I am worried about getting lost there and forgetting stuff to take with me."
Cry- If she cries she wants to be on her own and if anyone came up to her she would tell them to "go away".
Mum says that she always washes her hands after going to the toilet even if she is about to get in the bath, however on talking to her this appears to be habit rather than compulsion or fear of germs.
Fears - Spiders**

- heights

- Little snappy dogs.
A couple of weeks ago she had a vomiting and diarrhoea acute for a couple of day which wasn't treated.
Food - desires sweet. Aversion - spicy, cauliflower, tropical fruits like mango and pineapple. Likes fried eggs and dipping the yolk in toast but not boiled.

Drinks - fruit juices and milk but not everyday.
Pregnancy- trouble free. Birth - quick and easy. She was breastfed for 9 months.

Teeth - 6 months

Walked - 12 months

Talked - average
She has 2 sisters 14 and 17.
Had a febrile convulsion once with a fever and a couple of ear infections in her life but other than that has been a healthy chid.
Environment - she likes the town and prefers cold weather because she can wrap up. She doesn't like the rain and doesn't like the heat. She feels the heat more than the cold.
Company - She would rather be with a small group of people.
Sweat - mum said that she started to have a body odour under her arms from the age of about 9 years old and has used deodorant since then. She looks to be no where near puberty at the moment.
She is tidy
"If the whole class is being punished when I have not done anything wrong I get annoyed". She doesn't say anything though.
Sensitive to mum's feelings. She wouldn't want to hurt others as it would make her feel guilty.
Sleep - good Dreams - weird "When I walked down the stairs I took my shoes off and this old lady put them on. When she took them off and I out them on again they were too big. Another was someone making sweets from broccoli and that tasted nice."
Teeth - she has no fillings but grinds her teeth.
She is not very coordinated with sports like tennis or rounders.
Information from teacher - in school very withdrawn, very level headed and serious. In the past has cried when she got 9/10 rather than full marks. Doesn't fit in. She has 1 friend and they are very close. Spends lots of time with her family who coluld be called geeky. When younger she used to blush if anyone looked at her.
Family Medical History

Thyroid problems - maternal grandmother has had hers removed

Mother - enlarged thyroid during pregnancy with her sister who had an over active thyroid from age 13 and is on medication for it.
Registered Homeopath
EFT(Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

[Sarvadaman Oberoi]

Correction:

For

high copper ratio can be toxic and in turn also cause low absorption of iron

Read

low copper ratio can be toxic and in turn also cause low absorption of iron
For

Low iron absorption (or / and aggregate deficiency) is a known contributor to hyperthyroidism.

Read

Low iron absorption (or / and aggregate deficiency) is a known contributor to hypothyroidism.

________________________________

From: Sarvadaman Oberoi [mailto:manioberoi@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:35 PM
To: 'minutus@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Minutus] Re: One sided eczema case
Dear Rochelle,
I could not find “low zinc” in your post (see Gail’s post). Dry skin can have many causes, zinc deficiency is only one of them.

Copper is antagonistic to Zinc. They need to be balanced. It need not be low zinc per se, merely a low zinc high copper ratio – there may be no deficiency at the aggregate level – high copper ratio can be toxic and in turn also cause low absorption of iron (She used to blush if anyone spoke to her. ANAEMIA- GEUKENS A., Homeopathic Practice (gk4), Bronchitis, metrorrhagia, Tuberculinum bovinum kent ). Remedy – Ferrum met.

Low iron absorption (or / and aggregate deficiency) is a known contributor to hyperthyroidism. If the level of stomach acid is reduced ( eg by use of antacids) iron absorption in the gut is hampered and anaemia results.

Use of steroidal skin cream (1% hydrocortisone cream ) would make her response to homeopathy poor unless first treated with sarcodes &c.

Regards.

Sarvadaman Oberoi

H 485 FF Ansals Palam Vihar

Gurgaon 122017 Haryana INDIA

Mobile: +919818768349 Tele: +911244076374

Website: http://www.freewebs.com/homeopathy249/index.htm

email: manioberoi@gmail.com
________________________________

From: minutus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:minutus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gail
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:09 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Minutus] Re: One sided eczema case
The deoderant also caused a reaction in me - more around the
suprression of body odour which is often an indicator of low zinc
levels (you'll often find white spots on the nails as well). And low
zinc is related to skin issues.

So why the low zinc? Is it from the inherited miasm, related to diet,
being blocked by toxins or metals (mercury, copper, lead, etc) Did
she have orthodontic work done, increasing her metal load? What else
could have happened 2 weeks ago which would have stretched her
nutritionally? I'm guessing that at 11 you may also have hormonal
stuff starting to kick in (immediately I associate Vermeulan's
comment that Lachesis contains symptoms in common with zinc because
zinc is a constituent of snake poisons). When oestrogen levels begin
to rise something happens in the copper/zinc balance - copper being
related to oestrogen and fatigue, progesterone being related to zinc
and having more energy.

Have no idea if it helps, but that's my ramblings associated with the
deoderant.

Gail.

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com , "Rochelle" wrote:
child
appeared
and
for
her
as

[Gail]

Hi Sarvadaman,

You're right, there was no mention of low zinc in Rochelle's post -
it was a rambling association on my part, based on the symptom
of 'body odour' which is suppressed by deodorant.

Hi Rochelle,

On the subject of no indications of puberty yet - they can be very
subtle, and private. I remember reading one of the Eriksons (Milton
or Eric) talking about knowing when his young daughter began to
change because she changed her arm movement when reaching up to take
a book off the bookshelf. Men and prepubescent girls will make a
direct, straight movement with the arm. His daughter's movement
involved a sort of circular movement of the upper arm - to go around
the as yet ungrown, but hormonally stimulated breast - a woman's arm
movement as opposed to a male arm movement.

So I would find it difficult to discount the puberty angle - maybe
knowing the female family history around puberty onset would be
relevant.

Gail.
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[Jean Doherty]

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